Calculators

College Cost Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate the costs of your child’s education. Costs are based on average annual increases and the number of anticipated years in college. You can use a tuition amount from the Tuition Costs List as the amount to be filled in under “Current Annual College Cost.”

Future Savings Calculator

How will your savings grow? This calculator will estimate the amount of money you will have saved by the time your child enters college. This calculator asks for monthly saving amounts, the saving’s average return and the number of years until your child enters college.

Monthly Savings Calculator

How much do you need to save to meet your college funding goals? This calculator allows you to estimate the amount of money you will need to save on a monthly basis to meet your college savings needs. This calculator asks for the target savings goal, current available savings, number of years until your child enters college, and an average return. 

Provides estimates of state and federal aid, including expected family contribution (EFC), federal Pell grant, Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant and subsidized Federal Stafford loan.