College Savings and Tuition Projection
Estimate how much you need to save to cover future tuition costs, based on initial balance of savings, years of college education, annual contributions, estimated yield and inflation rates, and cost of college education.
Year to begin displaying college savings and tuition
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Balance of college savings at Start Year
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Annual contribution each year
Expected average yearly investment return (Example: S&P 500 annual average from 2000-2024: 9.3%)
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Estimated college tuition at first year in future dollar
Estimated inflation rate to calculate rising college tuition
- This calculator assumes that contribution is made annually, and it simplies the calculation of annual yield by assume that the annual contribution is added to your account at the beginning of each year. In reality, contribution may be added incrementally throughout a year.
- This calculator assumes that contribution automatically stops at the end of the last year of college.
- This calculator assumes that the balance will never go negative, meaning that the withdraw amount for tuition will never be larger than the available balance.