What Is a Net Price Calculator?
A net price calculator is a tool on a college’s website where you can input your financial details (like income and assets) and academic information to estimate your family’s cost to attend that school. It’s designed to include potential grants and scholarships in the calculation.

Why They Can Be Misleading
While these tools seem helpful, they have major flaws:

• They’re not updated regularly, so they may reflect outdated tuition or aid policies.

• They often don’t include all variables, especially merit scholarships or special programs.

• They don’t reflect your negotiation potential—which could lower your actual cost.

• They assume accuracy in your input, which is tough without expert guidance.

The Danger of Relying on One Tool
Families who treat net price calculators as gospel often eliminate great schools—or worse, assume a college is affordable when it’s not. Either way, the result can be missed opportunities or financial surprises down the road.

How We Help Families Use NPCs the Right Way
At Diversified College Planning, we teach families how to interpret and supplement net price calculator results. We use proprietary data and deep experience to give families a much more accurate picture of what they’ll really pay—not just what a website tells them.

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