Cost HERO is for early planners and for late stage budgeters. Early Planners are able to develop a college budget well in advance of incurring college costs. Late Stagers—those who already know what they need to pay—use the tool to model various ways to pay for college.
Either way, Cost HERO is one of very few tools that help you see four years of college costs, and how they get paid, in a single application.
Using Cost HERO must be in a single session as we do not save your data. Please gather the following information before you begin using the Cost HERO calculator:
Since Cost Hero does not save your data, you’ll need a plan to save your work.
We recommend that you use the “Print All” command (lower left portion of your screen) when you finish a scenario. This will provide a pdf of your work that can be saved on your computer.
You may also go back and adjust any data inputs, create another scenario and save that one, too. Once you leave the tool, all your data is cleared from the system.
If you would like to have a pdf of your work sent by email, provide your name and email address when prompted and use the Submit feature.
We hope you find this free tool useful!