Family Cost Calculator
Please note that college costs used in this calculator are based on data from the
Annual Survey of Colleges of the College Board and Data Base, 2009-2010.
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For the purposes of this calculator, college costs include tuition, fees, room & board, books & supplies, and other fees, as supplied to the College Board from the institutions. The average costs are based on two and four year, public and private colleges for each state and nationally. There are different kinds of institutions in each region, and because of this, there may be a large variation in the actual costs for specific institutions.
This calculator assumes that overall college costs will increase by 5% per year. The impact of inflation on higher education expenses is uncertain and the rate of inflation could exceed the rate of return on your investments. This calculator allows you to enter your expected rate of return for a more accurate estimate of the investment amount required to fund your college costs. You should choose a conservative expected rate of return. The hypothetical annual rate of return was provided by you.
The calculation results are estimates based on the information you have provided. To help understand and use the calculation output effectively, please note the following items:
For the purposes of this calculator, college costs include tuition, fees, room & board, books & supplies, and other fees, as supplied to the College Board from the institutions. The average costs are based on two and four year, public and private colleges for each state and nationally. There are different kinds of institutions in each region, and because of this, there may be a large variation in the actual costs for specific institutions.
This calculator assumes that overall college costs will increase by 5% per year. The impact of inflation on higher education expenses is uncertain and the rate of inflation could exceed the rate of return on your investments. This calculator allows you to enter your expected rate of return for a more accurate estimate of the investment amount required to fund your college costs. You should choose a conservative expected rate of return. The hypothetical annual rate of return was provided by you.
The calculation results are estimates based on the information you have provided. To help understand and use the calculation output effectively, please note the following items:
- This calculation is for hypothetical purposes only. The information entered may vary from actual individual circumstances. The calculation relies on certain assumptions in addition to the information you provided and does not guarantee future performance of any investment option. John Hancock will not be liable for any damages arising from the use or misuse of this calculator or from any errors or omission in the same.
- Any calculation does not take into account the costs or fees associated with (1) transferring assets between the accounts, (2) the differences in the rate of return on investments within the account, or (3) investing in the Plan (i.e. annual account fees).
- This calculator allows you to enter your expected rate of return. For a more accurate estimate of the investment required to fund your college costs, you should choose a conservative expected rate of return on your investments. It should be noted that this calculator assumes that the child can be admitted to any college and that the savings goals depicted by the calculator are an estimate based on certain assumptions and cannot guarantee that sufficient money will be saved.
- State income tax rules on how withdrawals are handled may vary. The calculator results do not take into account any state tax issues.
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