Savings Plan and Future Cost Estimation

How much will college cost and what do you need to save?

Savings Plan and Future Cost Estimation

Estimated Annual Cost in 2042$93,792
Monthly savings required$741

How much will it cost to send your child to college in 18 years and how much do you need to save?  A 4 year degree is estimated to be priced at $375,167.67 for students enrolling in 2042 if tuition increases average 7% per year until then.   Assuming you have no current college savings, monthly deposits of $741.26 into a 529 or other college savings plan earning and after tax or tax exempt return of 7% will be necessary to achieve this balance.

Assumptions

Current Annual Cost$25,000.00
Years until enrollment18
Annual Tuition Increase7%
Current Savings$0.00
After Tax Return on Savings7%
Years of enrollment4

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College Savings Schedule

Month Begin Deposit Withdraw Interest End
1 $0.00 $741.26 $0.00 $0.00 $741.26
2 $741.26 $741.26 $0.00 $4.19 $1,486.71
3 $1,486.71 $741.26 $0.00 $8.41 $2,236.38
4 $2,236.38 $741.26 $0.00 $12.64 $2,990.28
5 $2,990.28 $741.26 $0.00 $16.91 $3,748.45
6 $3,748.45 $741.26 $0.00 $21.19 $4,510.90
7 $4,510.90 $741.26 $0.00 $25.51 $5,277.67
8 $5,277.67 $741.26 $0.00 $29.84 $6,048.77
9 $6,048.77 $741.26 $0.00 $34.20 $6,824.23
10 $6,824.23 $741.26 $0.00 $38.59 $7,604.08
11 $7,604.08 $741.26 $0.00 $42.99 $8,388.33
12 $8,388.33 $741.26 $0.00 $47.43 $9,177.02
13 $9,177.02 $741.26 $0.00 $51.89 $9,970.17
14 $9,970.17 $741.26 $0.00 $56.37 $10,767.80
15 $10,767.80 $741.26 $0.00 $60.88 $11,569.94
16 $11,569.94 $741.26 $0.00 $65.42 $12,376.62
17 $12,376.62 $741.26 $0.00 $69.98 $13,187.86
18 $13,187.86 $741.26 $0.00 $74.57 $14,003.69
19 $14,003.69 $741.26 $0.00 $79.18 $14,824.13
20 $14,824.13 $741.26 $0.00 $83.82 $15,649.21
21 $15,649.21 $741.26 $0.00 $88.48 $16,478.95
22 $16,478.95 $741.26 $0.00 $93.17 $17,313.38
23 $17,313.38 $741.26 $0.00 $97.89 $18,152.53
24 $18,152.53 $741.26 $0.00 $102.64 $18,996.43
25 $18,996.43 $741.26 $0.00 $107.41 $19,845.10
26 $19,845.10 $741.26 $0.00 $112.21 $20,698.57
27 $20,698.57 $741.26 $0.00 $117.03 $21,556.86
28 $21,556.86 $741.26 $0.00 $121.89 $22,420.01
29 $22,420.01 $741.26 $0.00 $126.77 $23,288.04
30 $23,288.04 $741.26 $0.00 $131.67 $24,160.97
31 $24,160.97 $741.26 $0.00 $136.61 $25,038.84
32 $25,038.84 $741.26 $0.00 $141.57 $25,921.67
33 $25,921.67 $741.26 $0.00 $146.56 $26,809.49
34 $26,809.49 $741.26 $0.00 $151.58 $27,702.33
35 $27,702.33 $741.26 $0.00 $156.63 $28,600.22
36 $28,600.22 $741.26 $0.00 $161.71 $29,503.19
37 $29,503.19 $741.26 $0.00 $166.82 $30,411.27
38 $30,411.27 $741.26 $0.00 $171.95 $31,324.48
39 $31,324.48 $741.26 $0.00 $177.11 $32,242.85
40 $32,242.85 $741.26 $0.00 $182.31 $33,166.42
41 $33,166.42 $741.26 $0.00 $187.53 $34,095.21
42 $34,095.21 $741.26 $0.00 $192.78 $35,029.25
43 $35,029.25 $741.26 $0.00 $198.06 $35,968.57
44 $35,968.57 $741.26 $0.00 $203.37 $36,913.20
45 $36,913.20 $741.26 $0.00 $208.71 $37,863.17
46 $37,863.17 $741.26 $0.00 $214.08 $38,818.51
47 $38,818.51 $741.26 $0.00 $219.49 $39,779.26
48 $39,779.26 $741.26 $0.00 $224.92 $40,745.44
49 $40,745.44 $741.26 $0.00 $230.38 $41,717.08
50 $41,717.08 $741.26 $0.00 $235.87 $42,694.21
51 $42,694.21 $741.26 $0.00 $241.40 $43,676.87
52 $43,676.87 $741.26 $0.00 $246.96 $44,665.09
53 $44,665.09 $741.26 $0.00 $252.54 $45,658.89
54 $45,658.89 $741.26 $0.00 $258.16 $46,658.31
55 $46,658.31 $741.26 $0.00 $263.81 $47,663.38
56 $47,663.38 $741.26 $0.00 $269.50 $48,674.14
57 $48,674.14 $741.26 $0.00 $275.21 $49,690.61
58 $49,690.61 $741.26 $0.00 $280.96 $50,712.83
59 $50,712.83 $741.26 $0.00 $286.74 $51,740.83
60 $51,740.83 $741.26 $0.00 $292.55 $52,774.64
61 $52,774.64 $741.26 $0.00 $298.40 $53,814.30
62 $53,814.30 $741.26 $0.00 $304.27 $54,859.83
63 $54,859.83 $741.26 $0.00 $310.19 $55,911.28
64 $55,911.28 $741.26 $0.00 $316.13 $56,968.67
65 $56,968.67 $741.26 $0.00 $322.11 $58,032.04
66 $58,032.04 $741.26 $0.00 $328.12 $59,101.42
67 $59,101.42 $741.26 $0.00 $334.17 $60,176.85
68 $60,176.85 $741.26 $0.00 $340.25 $61,258.36
69 $61,258.36 $741.26 $0.00 $346.36 $62,345.98
70 $62,345.98 $741.26 $0.00 $352.51 $63,439.75
71 $63,439.75 $741.26 $0.00 $358.70 $64,539.71
72 $64,539.71 $741.26 $0.00 $364.92 $65,645.89
73 $65,645.89 $741.26 $0.00 $371.17 $66,758.32
74 $66,758.32 $741.26 $0.00 $377.46 $67,877.04
75 $67,877.04 $741.26 $0.00 $383.79 $69,002.09
76 $69,002.09 $741.26 $0.00 $390.15 $70,133.50
77 $70,133.50 $741.26 $0.00 $396.55 $71,271.31
78 $71,271.31 $741.26 $0.00 $402.98 $72,415.55
79 $72,415.55 $741.26 $0.00 $409.45 $73,566.26
80 $73,566.26 $741.26 $0.00 $415.95 $74,723.47
81 $74,723.47 $741.26 $0.00 $422.50 $75,887.23
82 $75,887.23 $741.26 $0.00 $429.08 $77,057.57
83 $77,057.57 $741.26 $0.00 $435.69 $78,234.52
84 $78,234.52 $741.26 $0.00 $442.35 $79,418.13
85 $79,418.13 $741.26 $0.00 $449.04 $80,608.43
86 $80,608.43 $741.26 $0.00 $455.77 $81,805.46
87 $81,805.46 $741.26 $0.00 $462.54 $83,009.26
88 $83,009.26 $741.26 $0.00 $469.35 $84,219.87
89 $84,219.87 $741.26 $0.00 $476.19 $85,437.32
90 $85,437.32 $741.26 $0.00 $483.08 $86,661.66
91 $86,661.66 $741.26 $0.00 $490.00 $87,892.92
92 $87,892.92 $741.26 $0.00 $496.96 $89,131.14
93 $89,131.14 $741.26 $0.00 $503.96 $90,376.36
94 $90,376.36 $741.26 $0.00 $511.00 $91,628.62
95 $91,628.62 $741.26 $0.00 $518.08 $92,887.96
96 $92,887.96 $741.26 $0.00 $525.20 $94,154.42
97 $94,154.42 $741.26 $0.00 $532.36 $95,428.04
98 $95,428.04 $741.26 $0.00 $539.56 $96,708.86
99 $96,708.86 $741.26 $0.00 $546.81 $97,996.93
100 $97,996.93 $741.26 $0.00 $554.09 $99,292.28
101 $99,292.28 $741.26 $0.00 $561.41 $100,594.95
102 $100,594.95 $741.26 $0.00 $568.78 $101,904.99
103 $101,904.99 $741.26 $0.00 $576.19 $103,222.44
104 $103,222.44 $741.26 $0.00 $583.63 $104,547.33
105 $104,547.33 $741.26 $0.00 $591.13 $105,879.72
106 $105,879.72 $741.26 $0.00 $598.66 $107,219.64
107 $107,219.64 $741.26 $0.00 $606.24 $108,567.14
108 $108,567.14 $741.26 $0.00 $613.85 $109,922.25
109 $109,922.25 $741.26 $0.00 $621.52 $111,285.03
110 $111,285.03 $741.26 $0.00 $629.22 $112,655.51
111 $112,655.51 $741.26 $0.00 $636.97 $114,033.74
112 $114,033.74 $741.26 $0.00 $644.76 $115,419.76
113 $115,419.76 $741.26 $0.00 $652.60 $116,813.62
114 $116,813.62 $741.26 $0.00 $660.48 $118,215.36
115 $118,215.36 $741.26 $0.00 $668.41 $119,625.03
116 $119,625.03 $741.26 $0.00 $676.38 $121,042.67
117 $121,042.67 $741.26 $0.00 $684.39 $122,468.32
118 $122,468.32 $741.26 $0.00 $692.45 $123,902.03
119 $123,902.03 $741.26 $0.00 $700.56 $125,343.85
120 $125,343.85 $741.26 $0.00 $708.71 $126,793.82
121 $126,793.82 $741.26 $0.00 $716.91 $128,251.99
122 $128,251.99 $741.26 $0.00 $725.16 $129,718.41
123 $129,718.41 $741.26 $0.00 $733.45 $131,193.12
124 $131,193.12 $741.26 $0.00 $741.78 $132,676.16
125 $132,676.16 $741.26 $0.00 $750.17 $134,167.59
126 $134,167.59 $741.26 $0.00 $758.60 $135,667.45
127 $135,667.45 $741.26 $0.00 $767.08 $137,175.79
128 $137,175.79 $741.26 $0.00 $775.61 $138,692.66
129 $138,692.66 $741.26 $0.00 $784.19 $140,218.11
130 $140,218.11 $741.26 $0.00 $792.81 $141,752.18
131 $141,752.18 $741.26 $0.00 $801.49 $143,294.93
132 $143,294.93 $741.26 $0.00 $810.21 $144,846.40
133 $144,846.40 $741.26 $0.00 $818.98 $146,406.64
134 $146,406.64 $741.26 $0.00 $827.80 $147,975.70
135 $147,975.70 $741.26 $0.00 $836.68 $149,553.64
136 $149,553.64 $741.26 $0.00 $845.60 $151,140.50
137 $151,140.50 $741.26 $0.00 $854.57 $152,736.33
138 $152,736.33 $741.26 $0.00 $863.59 $154,341.18
139 $154,341.18 $741.26 $0.00 $872.67 $155,955.11
140 $155,955.11 $741.26 $0.00 $881.79 $157,578.16
141 $157,578.16 $741.26 $0.00 $890.97 $159,210.39
142 $159,210.39 $741.26 $0.00 $900.20 $160,851.85
143 $160,851.85 $741.26 $0.00 $909.48 $162,502.59
144 $162,502.59 $741.26 $0.00 $918.81 $164,162.66
145 $164,162.66 $741.26 $0.00 $928.20 $165,832.12
146 $165,832.12 $741.26 $0.00 $937.64 $167,511.02
147 $167,511.02 $741.26 $0.00 $947.13 $169,199.41
148 $169,199.41 $741.26 $0.00 $956.68 $170,897.35
149 $170,897.35 $741.26 $0.00 $966.28 $172,604.89
150 $172,604.89 $741.26 $0.00 $975.93 $174,322.08
151 $174,322.08 $741.26 $0.00 $985.64 $176,048.98
152 $176,048.98 $741.26 $0.00 $995.41 $177,785.65
153 $177,785.65 $741.26 $0.00 $1,005.23 $179,532.14
154 $179,532.14 $741.26 $0.00 $1,015.10 $181,288.50
155 $181,288.50 $741.26 $0.00 $1,025.03 $183,054.79
156 $183,054.79 $741.26 $0.00 $1,035.02 $184,831.07
157 $184,831.07 $741.26 $0.00 $1,045.06 $186,617.39
158 $186,617.39 $741.26 $0.00 $1,055.16 $188,413.81
159 $188,413.81 $741.26 $0.00 $1,065.32 $190,220.39
160 $190,220.39 $741.26 $0.00 $1,075.53 $192,037.18
161 $192,037.18 $741.26 $0.00 $1,085.81 $193,864.25
162 $193,864.25 $741.26 $0.00 $1,096.14 $195,701.65
163 $195,701.65 $741.26 $0.00 $1,106.53 $197,549.44
164 $197,549.44 $741.26 $0.00 $1,116.97 $199,407.67
165 $199,407.67 $741.26 $0.00 $1,127.48 $201,276.41
166 $201,276.41 $741.26 $0.00 $1,138.05 $203,155.72
167 $203,155.72 $741.26 $0.00 $1,148.67 $205,045.65
168 $205,045.65 $741.26 $0.00 $1,159.36 $206,946.27
169 $206,946.27 $741.26 $0.00 $1,170.10 $208,857.63
170 $208,857.63 $741.26 $0.00 $1,180.91 $210,779.80
171 $210,779.80 $741.26 $0.00 $1,191.78 $212,712.84
172 $212,712.84 $741.26 $0.00 $1,202.71 $214,656.81
173 $214,656.81 $741.26 $0.00 $1,213.70 $216,611.77
174 $216,611.77 $741.26 $0.00 $1,224.75 $218,577.78
175 $218,577.78 $741.26 $0.00 $1,235.87 $220,554.91
176 $220,554.91 $741.26 $0.00 $1,247.05 $222,543.22
177 $222,543.22 $741.26 $0.00 $1,258.29 $224,542.77
178 $224,542.77 $741.26 $0.00 $1,269.60 $226,553.63
179 $226,553.63 $741.26 $0.00 $1,280.97 $228,575.86
180 $228,575.86 $741.26 $0.00 $1,292.40 $230,609.52
181 $230,609.52 $741.26 $0.00 $1,303.90 $232,654.68
182 $232,654.68 $741.26 $0.00 $1,315.46 $234,711.40
183 $234,711.40 $741.26 $0.00 $1,327.09 $236,779.75
184 $236,779.75 $741.26 $0.00 $1,338.79 $238,859.80
185 $238,859.80 $741.26 $0.00 $1,350.55 $240,951.61
186 $240,951.61 $741.26 $0.00 $1,362.38 $243,055.25
187 $243,055.25 $741.26 $0.00 $1,374.27 $245,170.78
188 $245,170.78 $741.26 $0.00 $1,386.23 $247,298.27
189 $247,298.27 $741.26 $0.00 $1,398.26 $249,437.79
190 $249,437.79 $741.26 $0.00 $1,410.36 $251,589.41
191 $251,589.41 $741.26 $0.00 $1,422.52 $253,753.19
192 $253,753.19 $741.26 $0.00 $1,434.76 $255,929.21
193 $255,929.21 $741.26 $0.00 $1,447.06 $258,117.53
194 $258,117.53 $741.26 $0.00 $1,459.43 $260,318.22
195 $260,318.22 $741.26 $0.00 $1,471.88 $262,531.36
196 $262,531.36 $741.26 $0.00 $1,484.39 $264,757.01
197 $264,757.01 $741.26 $0.00 $1,496.97 $266,995.24
198 $266,995.24 $741.26 $0.00 $1,509.63 $269,246.13
199 $269,246.13 $741.26 $0.00 $1,522.36 $271,509.75
200 $271,509.75 $741.26 $0.00 $1,535.16 $273,786.17
201 $273,786.17 $741.26 $0.00 $1,548.03 $276,075.46
202 $276,075.46 $741.26 $0.00 $1,560.97 $278,377.69
203 $278,377.69 $741.26 $0.00 $1,573.99 $280,692.94
204 $280,692.94 $741.26 $0.00 $1,587.08 $283,021.28
205 $283,021.28 $741.26 $0.00 $1,600.24 $285,362.78
206 $285,362.78 $741.26 $0.00 $1,613.48 $287,717.52
207 $287,717.52 $741.26 $0.00 $1,626.80 $290,085.58
208 $290,085.58 $741.26 $0.00 $1,640.19 $292,467.03
209 $292,467.03 $741.26 $0.00 $1,653.65 $294,861.94
210 $294,861.94 $741.26 $0.00 $1,667.19 $297,270.39
211 $297,270.39 $741.26 $0.00 $1,680.81 $299,692.46
212 $299,692.46 $741.26 $0.00 $1,694.50 $302,128.22
213 $302,128.22 $741.26 $0.00 $1,708.28 $304,577.76
214 $304,577.76 $741.26 $0.00 $1,722.13 $307,041.15
215 $307,041.15 $741.26 $0.00 $1,736.06 $309,518.47
216 $309,518.47 $741.26 $0.00 $1,750.06 $312,009.79
217 $312,009.79 $741.26 $84,498.31 $1,764.15 $230,016.89
218 $230,016.89 $741.26 $0.00 $1,300.55 $232,058.70
219 $232,058.70 $741.26 $0.00 $1,312.09 $234,112.05
220 $234,112.05 $741.26 $0.00 $1,323.70 $236,177.01
221 $236,177.01 $741.26 $0.00 $1,335.38 $238,253.65
222 $238,253.65 $741.26 $0.00 $1,347.12 $240,342.03
223 $240,342.03 $741.26 $0.00 $1,358.93 $242,442.22
224 $242,442.22 $741.26 $0.00 $1,370.80 $244,554.28
225 $244,554.28 $741.26 $0.00 $1,382.75 $246,678.29
226 $246,678.29 $741.26 $0.00 $1,394.75 $248,814.30
227 $248,814.30 $741.26 $0.00 $1,406.83 $250,962.39
228 $250,962.39 $741.26 $0.00 $1,418.98 $253,122.63
229 $253,122.63 $741.26 $90,413.19 $1,431.19 $164,881.89
230 $164,881.89 $741.26 $0.00 $932.27 $166,555.42
231 $166,555.42 $741.26 $0.00 $941.73 $168,238.41
232 $168,238.41 $741.26 $0.00 $951.24 $169,930.91
233 $169,930.91 $741.26 $0.00 $960.81 $171,632.98
234 $171,632.98 $741.26 $0.00 $970.44 $173,344.68
235 $173,344.68 $741.26 $0.00 $980.12 $175,066.06
236 $175,066.06 $741.26 $0.00 $989.85 $176,797.17
237 $176,797.17 $741.26 $0.00 $999.64 $178,538.07
238 $178,538.07 $741.26 $0.00 $1,009.48 $180,288.81
239 $180,288.81 $741.26 $0.00 $1,019.38 $182,049.45
240 $182,049.45 $741.26 $0.00 $1,029.33 $183,820.04
241 $183,820.04 $741.26 $96,742.11 $1,039.35 $88,858.54
242 $88,858.54 $741.26 $0.00 $502.42 $90,102.22
243 $90,102.22 $741.26 $0.00 $509.45 $91,352.93
244 $91,352.93 $741.26 $0.00 $516.52 $92,610.71
245 $92,610.71 $741.26 $0.00 $523.63 $93,875.60
246 $93,875.60 $741.26 $0.00 $530.79 $95,147.65
247 $95,147.65 $741.26 $0.00 $537.98 $96,426.89
248 $96,426.89 $741.26 $0.00 $545.21 $97,713.36
249 $97,713.36 $741.26 $0.00 $552.49 $99,007.11
250 $99,007.11 $741.26 $0.00 $559.80 $100,308.17
251 $100,308.17 $741.26 $0.00 $567.16 $101,616.59
252 $101,616.59 $741.26 $0.00 $574.55 $102,932.40
253 $102,932.40 $0.00 $103,514.06 $581.99 $0.33