529 PLANS
Benefits for beneficiary attending private or out-of-state institution
| Plan | Benefits for beneficiary attending private or out-of-state institution: | |
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Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program Alabama |
Weighted average tuition and mandatory fees charged the prior fall by public four-year institutions in Alabama not to exceed actual tuition and mandatory fees. | Plan Details |
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Florida Prepaid College Plan Florida |
Benefits are paid out at the current rates paid to public universities in Florida; an out-of-state institution must be not-for-profit and regionally accredited; an in-state private college must be chartered in Florida, not-for-profit and accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. | Plan Details |
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College Illinois! 529 Prepaid Tuition Program Illinois |
Equal to the average mean-weighted credit hour value of public in-state costs at the time prepaid tuition benefits are used. | Plan Details |
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Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) Kentucky |
Beneficiary receives contract payout value, regardless of institution type. | Plan Details |
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Maryland 529 -- Prepaid College Trust Maryland |
The plan will pay the actual tuition up to either the weighted average tuition in the Prepaid College Trust plan purchased or the minimum benefit, whichever is greater. If the beneficiary receives a scholarship, grant, or tuition remission, the plan will pay any remaining tuition up to the scheduled benefit. | Plan Details |
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U.Plan Massachusetts |
Participating private institutions in MA are covered by the U.Plan. Use at non-participating and out-of-state institutions provides a return of principal plus interest compounded annually equal to the Consumer Price Index. | Plan Details |
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Michigan Education Trust Michigan |
Weighted average public tuition if used at in-state private colleges and the average public tuition if used out-of-state. | Plan Details |
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Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program Mississippi |
Weighted average tuition and mandatory fees at Mississippi public institutions, not to exceed actual tuition and mandatory fees. | Plan Details |
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Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program Nevada |
Weighted average tuition at in-state Nevada public institutions, limited to actual tuition incurred, less $25 one-time, out-of-state school processing fee. | Plan Details |
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Private College 529 Plan Other |
Refunds for any reason (including attendance at a non-participating institution) provides a return of contributions adjusted by program fund investment performance not to exceed plus-or-minus 2% annualized. | Enroll Now |
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South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program South Carolina |
Lesser of the weighted average tuition rate in effect for South Carolina public universities at that time or the actual tuition billed by the institution. | Plan Details |
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Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Texas |
Average public tuition and fees (for public school contracts) or estimated average tuition and fees (for private school contracts). A $25 out-of-state fee is deducted from distributions to educational institutions outside the state of Texas. A refund may be requested under the private college contract if actual private college tuition is less than the Texas private college tuition rate. | Plan Details |
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Prepaid529 Virginia |
Private Institutions: The contract will pay the lesser of 1) payments made on the contract plus the actual rate of return earned on the invested funds, compounded annually or 2) the highest in-state undergraduate tuition at a Virginia public institutions in the same semester the benefits are used. Out-of-State Instituions: The contract will pay the lesser of 1) payments made on the contract plus interest at a reasonable rate of return based on institutional money market rates, or 2) the average in-state undergraduate tuition at Virginia public institutions for the same academic semester the benefits are used. |
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SMART529 Prepaid Tuition Plan West Virginia |
Contract benefit value is based on the current tuition value which is the weighted average tuition and mandatory fees at WV public institutions | Plan Details |
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Top 529 College Savings Plans
One-year rankings are based on a plan's average investment returns over the last 12 months.
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
| 2 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Nebraska Education Savings Trust - Direct College Savings Plan |
Three-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last three years.
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
| 2 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
| 3 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
Five-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last five years
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
| 2 | Ohio | Ohio's 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage |
| 3 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
10-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last ten years.
| State | Plan Name | |
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| 1 | Nevada | USAA 529 College Savings Plan |
| 2 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
| 3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
