Compare 529 Savings Plans
Several state-sponsored 529 college savings plans feature Vanguards funds and services. This tool allows you to compare a plan associated with Vanguard to all other 529 plans. Note: This tool cannot compare prepaid tuition plans.
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<p class="title1">Enter plans to compare</p>
<p style="background-color:#bad2ea;" class="title2">Select Vanguard Plan</p>
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<td align='right' bgcolor='#E1EAF0' class='planlabel'>Vanguard-Associated Plans</td>
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<b:option b:value="4">Arkansas - GIFT College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="146">Colorado - Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="13">Hawaii - Hawaii's College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="14">Idaho - Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="16">Illinois - Bright Start College Savings Program - Direct-sold Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="18">Iowa - College Savings Iowa</b:option>
<b:option b:value="19">Kansas - Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="21">Louisiana - START Saving Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="30">Missouri - MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="32">Nebraska - College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="97">Nevada - The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="37">New York - New York's 529 College Savings Program - Direct Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="39">North Carolina - National College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="40">North Dakota - College SAVE</b:option>
<b:option b:value="41">Ohio - Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="44">Oregon - Oregon College Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="76">Pennsylvania - nowU Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="46">Rhode Island - CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="52">Utah - Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust </b:option>
<b:option b:value="55">Virginia - Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST)</b:option>
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<p style="background-color:#bad2ea;" class="title3">Select Plans to Compare</p>
<p class="subtitle2">Make a selection from one or both plan dropdown menus.</p>
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<td align='right' bgcolor='#E1EAF0' class='planlabel'>Plan #1</td>
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<b:option b:value="">Select a Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="98">Alabama - Higher Education 529 Fund (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="69">Alabama - Higher Education 529 Fund (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="80">Alaska - John Hancock Freedom 529</b:option>
<b:option b:value="77">Alaska - T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="2">Alaska - University of Alaska College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="3">Arizona - Arizona Family College Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="148">Arizona - Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="82">Arizona - InvestEd Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="4">Arkansas - GIFT College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="156">Arkansas - iShares 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="151">California - ScholarShare Advisor College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="5">California - The ScholarShare College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="146">Colorado - Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="109">Colorado - Scholars Choice College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="107">Colorado - Stable Value Plus College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="8">Connecticut - Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="10">Delaware - Delaware College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="123">District of Columbia - DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="70">District of Columbia - DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="71">Florida - Florida College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="12">Georgia - Path2College 529 Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="13">Hawaii - Hawaii's College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="14">Idaho - Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="149">Illinois - Bright Directions College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="154">Illinois - Bright Start College Savings Program - Advisor-sold Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="16">Illinois - Bright Start College Savings Program - Direct-sold Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="147">Indiana - CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="17">Indiana - CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="18">Iowa - College Savings Iowa</b:option>
<b:option b:value="150">Iowa - Iowa Advisor 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="19">Kansas - Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="111">Kansas - Learning Quest Advisor</b:option>
<b:option b:value="142">Kansas - Schwab 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="20">Kentucky - Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust</b:option>
<b:option b:value="21">Louisiana - START Saving Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="22">Maine - NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Direct Series</b:option>
<b:option b:value="112">Maine - NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Select Series</b:option>
<b:option b:value="72">Maryland - College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="24">Massachusetts - U.Fund College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="27">Michigan - Michigan Education Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="28">Minnesota - Minnesota College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="113">Mississippi - MACS 529 Advisor Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="61">Mississippi - Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="114">Missouri - MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="30">Missouri - MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="31">Montana - Montana Family Education Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="128">Montana - Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) MT</b:option>
<b:option b:value="95">Montana - Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT</b:option>
<b:option b:value="85">Nebraska - AIM College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="115">Nebraska - College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="32">Nebraska - College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="138">Nebraska - State Farm College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="90">Nebraska - TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="133">Nevada - Columbia 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="96">Nevada - The Upromise College Fund</b:option>
<b:option b:value="97">Nevada - The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="92">Nevada - USAA College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="88">New Hampshire - Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="34">New Hampshire - UNIQUE College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="132">New Jersey - Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="38">New Jersey - NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="87">New Mexico - Scholar'sEdge</b:option>
<b:option b:value="36">New Mexico - The Education Plan's College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="143">New York - New York's 529 College Savings Program - Advisor Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="37">New York - New York's 529 College Savings Program - Direct Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="39">North Carolina - National College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="40">North Dakota - College SAVE</b:option>
<b:option b:value="41">Ohio - Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="42">Ohio - Putnam CollegeAdvantage </b:option>
<b:option b:value="43">Oklahoma - Oklahoma College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="94">Oregon - MFS 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="118">Oregon - OppenheimerFunds 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="44">Oregon - Oregon College Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="76">Pennsylvania - nowU Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="119">Rhode Island - CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="46">Rhode Island - CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="122">South Carolina - Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="68">South Carolina - Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="120">South Dakota - CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="48">South Dakota - CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="125">Texas - Lonestar 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="74">Texas - Texas College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="52">Utah - Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust </b:option>
<b:option b:value="53">Vermont - Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="89">Virginia - CollegeAmerica</b:option>
<b:option b:value="155">Virginia - CollegeWealth</b:option>
<b:option b:value="55">Virginia - Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="145">West Virginia - SMART529 Select</b:option>
<b:option b:value="75">West Virginia - SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="126">West Virginia - The Hartford SMART529 </b:option>
<b:option b:value="121">Wisconsin - EdVest (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="58">Wisconsin - EdVest (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="65">Wisconsin - tomorrow's scholar</b:option>
<b:option b:value="152">Wyoming - Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan WY</b:option>
<b:option b:value="153">Wyoming - Stable Value Plus College Savings Plan</b:option>
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<td align='right' bgcolor='#E1EAF0' class='planlabel2'>Plan #2<BR/> (optional)</td>
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<b:select b:behavior="pickplan2" b:name="nonvang2" id="nonvang2" b:text="Select a Plan">
<b:option b:value="">Select a Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="98">Alabama - Higher Education 529 Fund (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="69">Alabama - Higher Education 529 Fund (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="80">Alaska - John Hancock Freedom 529</b:option>
<b:option b:value="77">Alaska - T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="2">Alaska - University of Alaska College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="3">Arizona - Arizona Family College Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="148">Arizona - Fidelity Arizona College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="82">Arizona - InvestEd Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="4">Arkansas - GIFT College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="156">Arkansas - iShares 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="151">California - ScholarShare Advisor College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="5">California - The ScholarShare College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="146">Colorado - Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="109">Colorado - Scholars Choice College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="107">Colorado - Stable Value Plus College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="8">Connecticut - Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="10">Delaware - Delaware College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="123">District of Columbia - DC 529 College Savings Program (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="70">District of Columbia - DC 529 College Savings Program (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="71">Florida - Florida College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="12">Georgia - Path2College 529 Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="13">Hawaii - Hawaii's College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="14">Idaho - Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="149">Illinois - Bright Directions College Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="154">Illinois - Bright Start College Savings Program - Advisor-sold Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="16">Illinois - Bright Start College Savings Program - Direct-sold Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="147">Indiana - CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="17">Indiana - CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="18">Iowa - College Savings Iowa</b:option>
<b:option b:value="150">Iowa - Iowa Advisor 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="19">Kansas - Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="111">Kansas - Learning Quest Advisor</b:option>
<b:option b:value="142">Kansas - Schwab 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="20">Kentucky - Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust</b:option>
<b:option b:value="21">Louisiana - START Saving Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="22">Maine - NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Direct Series</b:option>
<b:option b:value="112">Maine - NextGen College Investing Plan - Client Select Series</b:option>
<b:option b:value="72">Maryland - College Savings Plans of Maryland - College Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="24">Massachusetts - U.Fund College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="27">Michigan - Michigan Education Savings Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="28">Minnesota - Minnesota College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="113">Mississippi - MACS 529 Advisor Program</b:option>
<b:option b:value="61">Mississippi - Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="114">Missouri - MOST - Missouri's 529 Advisor Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="30">Missouri - MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="31">Montana - Montana Family Education Savings Program - CollegeSure® 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="128">Montana - Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) MT</b:option>
<b:option b:value="95">Montana - Pacific Life Funds 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) MT</b:option>
<b:option b:value="85">Nebraska - AIM College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="115">Nebraska - College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="32">Nebraska - College Savings Plan of Nebraska (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="138">Nebraska - State Farm College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="90">Nebraska - TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="133">Nevada - Columbia 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="96">Nevada - The Upromise College Fund</b:option>
<b:option b:value="97">Nevada - The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="92">Nevada - USAA College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="88">New Hampshire - Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="34">New Hampshire - UNIQUE College Investing Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="132">New Jersey - Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="38">New Jersey - NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="87">New Mexico - Scholar'sEdge</b:option>
<b:option b:value="36">New Mexico - The Education Plan's College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="143">New York - New York's 529 College Savings Program - Advisor Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="37">New York - New York's 529 College Savings Program - Direct Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="39">North Carolina - National College Savings Program </b:option>
<b:option b:value="40">North Dakota - College SAVE</b:option>
<b:option b:value="41">Ohio - Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="42">Ohio - Putnam CollegeAdvantage </b:option>
<b:option b:value="43">Oklahoma - Oklahoma College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="94">Oregon - MFS 529 Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="118">Oregon - OppenheimerFunds 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="44">Oregon - Oregon College Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="76">Pennsylvania - nowU Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="119">Rhode Island - CollegeBoundfund (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="46">Rhode Island - CollegeBoundfund (Direct-sold, Alternative R)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="122">South Carolina - Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="68">South Carolina - Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="120">South Dakota - CollegeAccess 529 (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="48">South Dakota - CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="125">Texas - Lonestar 529 Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="74">Texas - Texas College Savings Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="52">Utah - Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) Trust </b:option>
<b:option b:value="53">Vermont - Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan</b:option>
<b:option b:value="89">Virginia - CollegeAmerica</b:option>
<b:option b:value="155">Virginia - CollegeWealth</b:option>
<b:option b:value="55">Virginia - Virginia Education Savings Trust (VEST)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="145">West Virginia - SMART529 Select</b:option>
<b:option b:value="75">West Virginia - SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan </b:option>
<b:option b:value="126">West Virginia - The Hartford SMART529 </b:option>
<b:option b:value="121">Wisconsin - EdVest (Advisor-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="58">Wisconsin - EdVest (Direct-sold)</b:option>
<b:option b:value="65">Wisconsin - tomorrow's scholar</b:option>
<b:option b:value="152">Wyoming - Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan WY</b:option>
<b:option b:value="153">Wyoming - Stable Value Plus College Savings Plan</b:option>
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