College Planning Calculators — Parenting
Plan and pay for higher education with tools built around real aid rules. The 529 plan and college savings calculators project how contributions grow toward tuition, the FAFSA EFC calculator estimates your expected family contribution and aid eligibility, and the student budget tool maps living costs against income. Each shows its assumptions, helping families set savings targets and avoid surprises on the financial aid letter.
All College Planning Calculators
Project 529 education savings plan growth from contributions, returns, and college costs.
Calculate how much to save monthly for college from child age, college cost, and returns.
Estimate your Expected Family Contribution for financial aid using FAFSA methodology.
Build a monthly student budget from tuition, housing, food, transport, and personal expenses.
About College Planning Calculators
Plan and pay for higher education with tools built around real aid rules. The 529 plan and college savings calculators project how contributions grow toward tuition, the FAFSA EFC calculator estimates your expected family contribution and aid eligibility, and the student budget tool maps living costs against income. Each shows its assumptions, helping families set savings targets and avoid surprises on the financial aid letter.
Whether you need to solve a one-time problem or verify your own calculations, these free tools cover the most common college planning scenarios. All results are computed in your browser — no data is sent to any server.
What You Can Calculate
This section includes 4tools: 529 Plan Calculator, College Savings Calculator, Fafsa Efc Calculator, Student Budget Calculator. Each calculator is free to use with no signup required.