Compare 529 Plans by Features

Plan

Are program benefits backed by the full faith and credit of the state?

Yes, for the ACT guarantee

No, but principal and interest are FDIC-insured up to $100,000 per depositor

No

DC College Savings Plan

District of Columbia

No

KY Saves 529

Kentucky

No

U.Plan

Massachusetts

Yes

No, but the state has a "moral obligation" to ensure that no one loses money in the Division of Investment portfolios

Scholar's Edge

New Mexico

No

NC 529 Plan

North Carolina

No

No

Oklahoma 529

Oklahoma

No

N/A, not a state-sponsored program. However, each participating institution makes a binding commitment to accept Tuition Certificates in payment of tuition and mandatory fees. Payments received by the program are pooled in a qualified trust fund with investments managed by Alta Trust Company.

my529

Utah

No

No

Invest529

Virginia

No

No

Edvest 529

Wisconsin

No