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Interactive College Calculators

Take advantage of these financial calculators to help you learn more about the financial realities of college.
  • Cost of College Calculator
    This calculator helps parents & students plan for future higher education expenses.
  • College Savings Calculator
    This calculator can help you decide how much you need to save each month to reach your educational savings goals.
  • EFC Calculator
    This calculator will help estimate your EFC (Expected Family Contribution). EFC is used to determine your eligibility for financial aid.
  • Financial Aid Award Evaluator
    This calculator helps you compare Financial Aid Award letters from different schools.
  • College Loan Repayment Calculator
    This calculator will help you determine the monthly payments needed to pay off a loan.
  • Value of College Calculator
    This calculator illustrates how choosing to attend college, even though costly, actually makes good financial sense.
  • College Expense Worksheet
    This worksheet will help you budget for the costs of living at college.
  • GPA Calculator
    This calculator helps you quickly calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) as well as show you how different scenarios may impact your GPA.
  • Borrower Benefits Calculator
    This calculator allows you to find out how much you can save if you research and take advantage of the various loan benefits that banks offer.
  • Loan Consolidation Calculator
    Using this calculator will help you find out how a consolidation (combining federal loans) may affect you.
  • Loan Debt-to-Income Calculator
    This calculator is designed to compare your expected income to projected monthly loan payments.
  • Loan Capitalization Calculator
    This calculator is intended to help you understand the implications of capitalizing interest (deferring interest payments) on a student loan.
  • Loan Prepayment Calculator
    This calculator is intended to help you understand the benefits of prepaying your loan.