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Plan	Program match on contributions:
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Alabama	None.
CollegeCounts 529 Fund Advisor Plan Alabama	None.
Enable Savings Plan Alabama Alabama	None
Alaska ABLE Plan Alaska	None
John Hancock Freedom 529 Alaska	None.
T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan Alaska	None.
University of Alaska College Savings Plan Alaska	None, however the state offers a tuition-value guarantee for University of Alaska students invested in the ACT Portfolio.
Arizona Family College Savings Program Arizona	None.
AZ ABLE Arizona	None
Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan Arizona	None.
Ivy InvestEd 529 Plan Arizona	None.
GIFT College Investing Plan Arkansas	Beginning in 2008, the program provides matching grants of up to $500 annually to eligible Arkansas families, based on household income level. For adjusted household income of $30,000 or less, the matching rate is $2 for each $1 contributed. For income of $30,001 to $60,000, the matching rate is $1 for each $1 contributed. Limit one matching grant account per beneficiary. Applications for matching grants are accepted each year between January 1 and April 30. As of January 1,2017 the program is no longer available to new account owners.
iShares 529 Plan Arkansas	None.
ScholarShare 529 California	None.
Colorado ABLE Colorado	None
Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan Colorado	The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $400 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) between $5,000 and $25,000. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through May 15.
Scholars Choice College Savings Program Colorado	The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Smart Choice College Savings Plan Colorado	The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Stable Value Plus College Savings Program Colorado	The Matching Grant Program provides a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $500 in contributions for lower- to middle-income Colorado residents to accounts with an eligible beneficiary (a dependent under age 13 at the time of initial application). Applications are accepted each year between September 1 and December 31. The match can extend for a maximum five years. Matching grants for future years are subject to continued funding by the sponsor. The CollegeInvest 529 Scholarship provides a $2,000 scholarship to any full-time student who is a Colorado resident, has maintained or has had a parent/guardian maintain a CollegeInvest account for at least two years, and can substantiate an expected family contribution (EFC) of $25,000 or less. The scholarship is renewable each year up to a total of four years or $8,000. Applications are accepted January 1 through July 31.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) Connecticut	Connecticut will provide $100 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday or within the first year after an adoption. Families that save an additional $150 in the first four years will receive a state match of $150, for a total of $250 in state funds.
Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) -- Advisor Plan Connecticut	Connecticut will provide $100 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday or within the first year after an adoption. Families that save an additional $150 in the first four years will receive a state match of $150, for a total of $250 in state funds.
Delaware College Investment Plan Delaware	None.
DC ABLE District of Columbia	None
DC College Savings Plan District of Columbia	None.
ABLE United Florida	None
Florida 529 Savings Plan Florida	None.
Georgia STABLE Georgia	None
Path2College 529 Plan Georgia	None.
Hawaii's College Savings Program Hawaii	None.
Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal) Idaho	None.
Bright Directions Advisor-Guided 529 College Savings Program Illinois	None.
Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program Illinois	None.
Illinois ABLE Illinois	None
CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan Indiana	None.
CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan Indiana	None.
CollegeChoice CD 529 Savings Plan Indiana	None.
INvestABLE Indiana Indiana	None
College Savings Iowa Iowa	None.
IAble Plan Iowa	None
IAdvisor 529 Plan Iowa	None.
Kansas ABLE Savings Plan Kansas	None
Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold) Kansas	The state will match on a dollar-for-dollar basis contributions above $100 and up to $600 per year by Kansas residents with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty income level. The program is limited to 300 participants from each of Kansas' four Congressional districts per year. Applications and contributions must be received by December 31 each year.
Learning Quest Advisor Kansas	The state will match on a dollar-for-dollar basis contributions above $100 and up to $600 per year by Kansas residents with household incomes below 200% of the federal poverty income level. The program is limited to 300 participants from each of Kansas' four Congressional districts per year. Applications and contributions must be received by December 31 each year.
Schwab 529 College Savings Plan Kansas	None.
Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust Kentucky	None.
STABLE Kentucky Kentucky	None
LA ABLE Louisiana	None
START Saving Program Louisiana	The state provides an earnings enhancement equal to 2% to 14% (depending on income) of a Louisiana participant's contributions when the account is used for qualifying expenses.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Direct Series Maine	New Maine accounts may be eligible to receive a $200 Initial Matching Grant when the account is opened with at least $25 (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). The NextStep Matching Grant provides a 50% match on contributions up to a $300 grant per year (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). A $100 Automated Funding Grant is available for accounts that make six consecutive contributions, no less frequently than quarterly, through an automated funding option (one grant per account, no income limitations). Separately, if a beneficiary is eligible for the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant, the initial contribution is waived when a NextGen account is opened. Grants for Maine residents may be used on behalf of the beneficiary at an eligible institution of higher education only.
NextGen College Investing Plan -- Client Select Series Maine	New Maine accounts may be eligible to receive a $200 Initial Matching Grant when the account is opened with at least $25 (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). The NextStep Matching Grant provides a 50% match on contributions up to a $300 grant per year (one grant per eligible beneficiary, no income limitations). A $100 Automated Funding Grant is available for accounts that make six consecutive contributions, no less frequently than quarterly, through an automated funding option (one grant per account, no income limitations). Separately, if a beneficiary is eligible for the $500 Harold Alfond College Challenge Grant, the initial contribution is waived when a NextGen account is opened. Grants for Maine residents may be used on behalf of the beneficiary at an eligible institution of higher education only.
Maryland 529 -- College Investment Plan Maryland	Individuals who open or have opened a new Maryland College Investment Plan (MCIP) after December 31, 2016, file an application prior June 1, 2018, and make at least the minimum contribution to the account, may receive a $250 contribution by the State. To be eligible, the Beneficiary must be a Maryland resident, the account owner's Maryland state taxable income cannot exceed $112,500 (if filing as an individual) or $175,000 (if married filing jointly). You must make the minimum contribution of $25, $100, or $250, based on your household income, between July 1 and November 1. If you receive a State contribution for a beneficiary in a given year, you are not eligible in that year for the state income deduction for contributions that you made for that beneficiary.
Maryland ABLE Maryland	None
Attainable Savings Plan Massachusetts	None
U.Fund College Investing Plan Massachusetts	None.
MI 529 Advisor Plan Michigan	None.
MiABLE Michigan	None
Michigan Education Savings Program Michigan	Michigan matching grants based on MESP contributions were discontinued for the 2009-2010 year. In prior years, a Michigan resident with adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less and a beneficiary under seven years old could apply for a one-time matching grant of $1 for every $3 contributed, up to a maximum $200 grant.
Minnesota ABLE Plan Minnesota	None
Minnesota College Savings Plan Minnesota	Minnesota no longer offers a matching grant. For years prior to 2011, a 15% or 10% matching grant of up to $400 per year was available to Minnesota residents, subject to income limitations.
Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program Mississippi	None.
MO ABLE Missouri	None
MOST - Missouri's 529 Savings Plan (Direct-sold) Missouri	The MOST Matching Grant Program has been discontinued.
Achieve Montana Montana	None.
Montana ABLE Montana	None
Montana Family Education Savings Program -- Bank Plan Montana	None.
Enable Savings Plan Nebraska	None
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Advisor College Savings Plan Nebraska	None.
Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan Nebraska	None.
State Farm College Savings Plan Nebraska	None.
TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan Nebraska	None.
ABLE Nevada Nevada	None
Putnam 529 for America Nevada	None.
SSGA Upromise 529 Plan Nevada	The Silver State Matching Grant Program provides a maximum $300 annual matching contribution ($1,500 lifetime maximum) for each beneficiary from a Nevada family with prior-year AGI of $74,999 or less. The account owner must also be a Nevada resident. Applications are accepted each year from April 1 through July 31.
The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan Nevada	None.
USAA 529 College Savings Plan Nevada	The USAA Distinguished Valor Matching Grant Program matches up to a lifetime maximum of $1,500 of contributions to this 529 plan with an annual maximum match of $300. The account owner or the beneficiary must be a Nevada resident at the time the grant application is submitted. Grant applicants may apply under two categories: 1) the account owner must serve currently on active duty in the U. S. military and have an adjusted gross household income of less than $95,000, and the beneficiary must be a child of the Account Owner and be under the age of 13, or 2) the account owner or the account owner's spouse must be the recipient of a Purple Heart in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (service beginning October 7, 2001 and ending August 31, 2010), and the beneficiary must be a child or the spouse of the Purple Heart recipient.
Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan New Hampshire	None.
STABLE New Hampshire New Hampshire	None
UNIQUE College Investing Plan New Hampshire	None.
Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	There is no program match, however New Jersey beneficiaries are eligible for a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 for the first semester at any New Jersey college or university subject to minimum participation and contribution requirements.
NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan New Jersey	There is no program match, however New Jersey beneficiaries are eligible for a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 for the first semester at any New Jersey college or university subject to minimum participation and contribution requirements.
ABLE New Mexico New Mexico	None
Scholar's Edge New Mexico	None.
The Education Plan's College Savings Program New Mexico	None.
New York's 529 Advisor-Guided College Savings Plan New York	None.
New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan New York	None.
NY ABLE New York	None
National College Savings Program North Carolina	None.
The NC ABLE Program North Carolina	None
College SAVE (Advisor) North Dakota	The BND Match Program provides a single year match of contributions up to $300 per beneficiary for North Dakota participants and active duty military families with incomes below $80,000 (single) or $120,000 (joint). Contributions within 12 months of the account opening are eligible for the match. The beneficiary must be 15 years of age or younger. For participants with incomes below $60,000 (single) or $80,000 (joint), the match is available for an additional two years. An additional matching program, New Baby Match, provides a North Dakota resident child 12 months or younger to be considered for a grant in the amount of $200. New Baby Match participants must enroll in CollegeSAVE and contribute $200 prior to the child's first birthday to qualify for the match.
College SAVE (Direct) North Dakota	The BND Match Program provides a one-time match of contributions up to $300 per beneficiary for North Dakota participants and active duty military families with incomes below $80,000 (single) or $120,000 (joint). Contributions within 12 months of the account opening are eligible for the match. The beneficiary must be 15 years of age or younger. For participants with incomes below $60,000 (single) or $80,000 (joint), the match is available for an additional two years. An additional matching program, New Baby Match, provides a North Dakota resident child 12 months or younger to be considered for a grant in the amount of $200. New Baby Match participants must enroll in CollegeSAVE and contribute $200 prior to the child's first birthday to qualify for the match.
BlackRock CollegeAdvantage Advisor 529 Savings Plan Ohio	None.
Ohio�s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage Ohio	None.
STABLE Account Ohio	None
Oklahoma College Savings Plan Oklahoma	None.,
Oklahoma Dream 529 Plan Oklahoma	None.
Oklahoma STABLE Oklahoma	None
ABLEforAll Oregon	None
MFS 529 Savings Plan Oregon	None.
Oregon ABLE Savings Plan Oregon	The Oregon Baby Grad Program will provide a one-time contribution of $25 to families that open a 529 college savings account by their child's first birthday. The child must be an Oregon resident. The program is offered for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Oregon College Savings Plan Oregon	None
PA ABLE Pennsylvania	None
Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan Pennsylvania	None.
CollegeBound 529 (Advisor-sold) Rhode Island	Children born to or adopted by Rhode Island families are eligible for a $100 "CollegeBoundbaby" grant to be used for Qualified Expenses if the request is received by the Treasurer within one (1) year of their birth or adoption.
CollegeBound Saver (Direct-sold) Rhode Island	Children born to or adopted by Rhode Island families are eligible for a $100 "CollegeBoundbaby" grant to be used for Qualified Expenses if the request is received by the Treasurer within one (1) year of their birth or adoption.
RI's ABLE Rhode Island	None
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) South Carolina	None.
Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) South Carolina	None.
SC ABLE Savings Program South Carolina	None
CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold) South Dakota	None.
CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) South Dakota	None.
ABLE TN Tennessee	None
TNStars College Savings 529 Program Tennessee	Under the Tennessee Investments Preparing Scholars Program, eligible families can receive a matching contribution of $100 for a minimum $25 investment, or $500 for a minimum $125 investment. Families can reapply each year, up to a $1,500 maximum benefit per child.
Lonestar 529 Plan Texas	None.
Texas ABLE Texas	None
Texas College Savings Plan Texas	None.
my529 Utah	None
Vermont ABLE Vermont	None
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan Vermont	None.
ABLEnow Virginia	None
CollegeAmerica Virginia	None.
Invest529 Virginia	None.
DreamAhead College Investment Plan Washington	None
SMART529 Select West Virginia	The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date. The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan West Virginia	The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date. The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
The Hartford SMART529 West Virginia	The SMART529 Bright Babies Program (effective 8/1/15) provides a one-time incentive contribution in the amount of $100 per designated beneficiary born or adopted on or after 1/1/15. The designated beneficiary must be a resident of West Virginia and the account must be opened within one year of the birth/adoption date. The SMART529 Matching Grant Program (discontinued for new applications as of 8/31/15) provides matching grants to eligible West Virginia families in an amount up to $500 per designated beneficiary per year, up to a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per designated beneficiary, with a dollar for dollar match.
WV ABLE West Virginia	None
Edvest Wisconsin	None.
Tomorrow's Scholar 529 Plan Wisconsin	None.
WY ABLE Wyoming	None

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	South Dakota	CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)
2	Nevada	The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan
3	California	ScholarShare 529

	State	Plan Name
1	West Virginia	SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan
2	California	ScholarShare 529
3	Alaska	T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan

	State	Plan Name
1	Ohio	Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan
2	New York	New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan
3	California	ScholarShare 529

	State	Plan Name
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

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