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The Price of Procrastination Calculator
Use this calculator to see just how much putting off your plans to start saving for college could end up costing you. Adjust any of the fields below to customize.
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Total Price of Procrastination
Most families will target less than 100% of total projected college costs. Students may receive grants or scholarships towards college, and families may use loans or current income to pay a portion of the costs. Below you will find the monthly contributions necessary to meet different targets, and how they too are affected by waiting to start saving.
Click on a tuition value
| Average Costs | |
|---|---|
| Public 4-Year | $27,940 |
| Private 4-Year | $57,570 |
Source: www.nces.ed.gov
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Ameriprise Financial instructions
Consult with your office/branch manager for instructions.
Commonwealth Financial instructions
Commonwealth Financial Advisors, you will find your Savingsforcollege.com portal on CommunityLink in the Financial Planning Playbook under Education Planning Tools.
LPL Financial instructions
Visit the Education Planning page in the LPL BranchNet Resource Center to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
Morgan Stanley instructions
Visit Tools and Forms in the Education Savings Products page in 3DResources to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
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Visit the 529 Plan Resource Center on RJ Net to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
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Visit the 529 Department page on BairdWeb to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
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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 | New Jersey | NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan |
| 2 | Utah | my529 |
| 3 | Kansas | Schwab 529 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 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Edvest |
| 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 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
| 2 | Indiana | CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan |
| 3 | District of Columbia | DC College Savings Plan |
10-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last ten years.
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
| 2 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) |
| 3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
