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5-Cap Ratings
To view the ratings breakdown by category, click on the plan name.
We assign a rating to each state-sponsored program ranging from one cap (least attractive) to five caps (most attractive). The 5-Cap Rating represents our opinion of the overall usefulness of a state's 529 plan based on many considerations.
The 5-Cap Rating is not strictly a measure of historical returns and it is not a predictor of future investment performance, level of investment risk, or financial solvency of the program funds. For more information on the criteria used in assigning a 5-Cap Rating, click HERE.
Alabama |
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CollegeCounts 529 Fund |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan |
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 (Non-Resident Rating) |
Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program |
 (Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Alaska |
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John Hancock Freedom 529 |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
University of Alaska College Savings Plan |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
Arizona |
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Arizona Family College Savings Program -- CollegeSure® 529 Plan |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Ivy Funds InvestEd Plan |
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 (Non-Resident Rating) |
Arkansas |
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GIFT College Investing Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
 (Non-Resident Rating) |
iShares 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
California |
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The ScholarShare College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Colorado |
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Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Prepaid Tuition Fund |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Scholars Choice College Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Smart Choice College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Connecticut |
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Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Delaware |
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Delaware College Investment Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
District of Columbia |
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DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Florida |
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Florida 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Florida Prepaid College Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Georgia |
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Path2College 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Hawaii |
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Hawaii's College Savings Program |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
Idaho |
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Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Illinois |
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Bright Directions College Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Advisor-sold Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Bright Start College Savings Program -- Direct-sold Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Indiana |
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CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Iowa |
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College Savings Iowa |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
IAdvisor 529 Plan |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
Kansas |
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Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Learning Quest Advisor |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Kentucky |
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Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Louisiana |
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START Saving Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Maine |
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NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Maryland |
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College Savings Plans of Maryland -- College Investment Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
College Savings Plans of Maryland -- Prepaid College Trust |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Massachusetts |
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U.Fund College Investing Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
U.Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Michigan |
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MI 529 Advisor Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Michigan Education Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Michigan Education Trust |
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(Non-Resident Rating) |
Minnesota |
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Minnesota College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Mississippi |
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MACS 529 Advisor Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Missouri |
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MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Montana |
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Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Investment Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
 (Non-Resident Rating) |
Nebraska |
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Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
State Farm College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Nevada |
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Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Putnam 529 for America |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
SSgA Upromise 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
USAA 529 College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
New Hampshire |
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Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
UNIQUE College Investing Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
New Jersey |
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Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
New Mexico |
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Scholar'sEdge |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
The Education Plan's College Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
New York |
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New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
North Carolina |
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National College Savings Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
North Dakota |
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College SAVE |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Ohio |
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BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Ohio CollegeAdvantage -- Guaranteed Savings Fund |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Oregon |
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MFS 529 Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Oregon College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Other |
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Private College 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Rhode Island |
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CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative RI) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
South Carolina |
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Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
South Dakota |
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CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Tennessee |
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Tennessee's BEST Prepaid College Tuition Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
TNStars College Savings 529 Program |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Texas |
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Lonestar 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Texas College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Texas Tuition Promise Fund |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Utah |
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Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Vermont |
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Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Virginia |
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CollegeAmerica |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
CollegeWealth |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Virginia529 inVEST |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Virginia529 prePAID |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Washington |
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Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
West Virginia |
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SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
SMART529 Select |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
The Hartford SMART529 |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Wisconsin |
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Edvest |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan |
(Resident Rating) |
(Non-Resident Rating) |
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