On every college's financial aid website, there is a Net Price Calculator. The Net Price Calculator is a tool that you can use to determine what an estimated financial aid package from the college might look like. While these calculators are not an exact science, the results should get you within the right ballpark of how much aid you could receive. The Net Price Calculator is especially useful when looking at the sticker price of a college. Many times, that price tag seems way out of reach, but by doing the Net Price Calculator, it may put the college you thought was too expensive for you to into an affordable price range.

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Finding the Net Price Calculator

While it can sometimes be hard to find the Net Price Calculator on a college's website, there is one place that will always take you directly to where you need to go. When looking up a college on Big Future, there will be a link to the Net Price Calculator right on the "At A Glance" page of the college's profile.