Q2 2024 529 Performance Rankings: One-Year

Each quarter Saving For College analyzes the investment returns for thousands of 529 portfolios and ranks the 529 savings plans based on the overall investment performance. This table shows how we ranked all direct-sold 529 plans for one-year performance. Direct-sold plans are ones that consumers can enroll in without using a broker or financial advisor. Click here for three-year performance table, five-year performance table, and ten-year performance table.

The Saving For College enrollment-based performance rankings analyze the returns of all age-based or year-of-enrollment portfolios offered by 529 plans. The methodology calculates a hypothetical average annual return for each portfolio across a glidepath from age 0 to 19+ and then ranks the plans from highest to lowest returns. Please view our methodology for more details.

This ranking could be a useful tool when comparing and selecting a 529 plan.

Rankings use data as of June 30, 2024.

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Rank	Plan	State	Average return
1	NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan	New Jersey	13.94%Enroll Now
2	Maryland 529 -- Maryland Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer College Investment Plan	Maryland	13.75%
3	Alaska 529	Alaska	13.43%Enroll Now
3	T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan	Alaska	13.43%Enroll Now
5	my529	Utah	13.09%Enroll Now
6	Bloomwell 529 Education Savings Plan	Nebraska	12.98%
7	SMART529 Select	West Virginia	12.92%
8	USAA 529 Education Savings Plan	Nevada	12.75%
9	SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan	West Virginia	12.53%
10	Edvest 529	Wisconsin	12.22%Enroll Now
11	Oregon College Savings Plan	Oregon	12.21%
12	Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program	Illinois	11.94%
13	College Savings Iowa	Iowa	11.93%Enroll Now
14	CollegeCounts 529 Fund	Alabama	11.84%Enroll Now
15	Texas College Savings Plan	Texas	11.71%Enroll Now
16	Path2College 529 Plan	Georgia	11.65%
17	NextGen 529 -- Client Direct Series	Maine	11.54%
18	START Saving Program	Louisiana	11.53%
19	Nebraska Education Savings Trust -- Direct College Savings Plan	Nebraska	11.51%
20	ScholarShare 529	California	11.48%
21	Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program (Direct-sold)	Kansas	11.46%
22	Michigan Education Savings Program (MESP)	Michigan	11.40%
23	CollegeBound Saver (Direct-sold)	Rhode Island	11.27%
24	The Education Plan's College Savings Program	New Mexico	11.23%
25	Oklahoma 529	Oklahoma	11.20%
26	Minnesota College Savings Plan	Minnesota	11.09%
27	The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan	Nevada	11.00%Enroll Now
28	Pennsylvania 529 Investment Plan	Pennsylvania	10.95%Enroll Now
29	CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold)	South Dakota	10.88%Enroll Now
30	Idaho College Savings Program (IDeal)	Idaho	10.88%
31	TNStars College Savings 529 Program	Tennessee	10.80%Enroll Now
32	MOST - Missouri's 529 Education Plan (Direct-sold)	Missouri	10.78%Enroll Now
33	AZ529, Arizona's Education Savings Plan	Arizona	10.77%
34	UNIQUE College Investing Plan	New Hampshire	10.76%Enroll Now
35	U.Fund College Investing Plan	Massachusetts	10.76%Enroll Now
36	DE529 Education Savings Plan	Delaware	10.76%Enroll Now
37	Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET)	Connecticut	10.71%Enroll Now
38	Invest529	Virginia	10.70%Enroll Now
39	Arkansas Brighter Future Direct Plan	Arkansas	10.70%
40	Florida 529 Savings Plan	Florida	10.68%Enroll Now
41	Ohio's 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage	Ohio	10.61%
42	Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)	South Carolina	10.50%Enroll Now
43	KY Saves 529	Kentucky	10.44%
44	Schwab 529 College Savings Plan	Kansas	10.28%
45	NC 529 Plan	North Carolina	10.12%Enroll Now
46	DC College Savings Plan	District of Columbia	10.08%Enroll Now
47	Direct Portfolio College Savings Plan	Colorado	10.08%
48	Hawaii's College Savings Program	Hawaii	9.93%
49	Achieve Montana	Montana	9.92%
50	College SAVE (Direct)	North Dakota	9.88%
51	Indiana529 Direct Savings Plan	Indiana	9.86%Enroll Now
52	DreamAhead College Investment Plan	Washington	9.75%
53	Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan	Vermont	9.18%
54	Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program	Mississippi	8.96%
-	New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan	New York	N/AEnroll Now

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NA = Not Applicable = Program does not have at least three portfolios covering at least 10 age bands with sufficiently long performance to be included in our ranking model.

The Saving For College enrollment-based rankings compare historical investment returns of only the age-based and year-of-enrollment portfolios offered by each 529 plan.

The performance data underlying these rankings represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data used. A plan portfolio's investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares or units when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should carefully consider plan investment goals, risks, charges and expenses by obtaining and reading the plan's official program description before investing. Investors should also consider whether their beneficiary's home state offers any tax or other benefits that are available for investments only in such state's 529 plan.

For a more in-depth explanation of our methodology, please read our white paper.

Brokers, please note: For internal use only and not for use with or to be shown to the investing public.

Disclaimer: Saving For College, LLC shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in this report. Users should rely on official program disclosures.

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