529 Plan Program Statistics, September 2007

Washington, DC, December 19, 2007- The combined assets of all Section 529 plans, programs designed to help pay for higher education expenses, grew 4.4 percent to $127.4 billion during the third quarter of 2007. At the end of September 2007, prepaid plans accounted for $17.5 billion, while savings plans held another $110.0 billion.

Section 529 Plan Assets 1998-2007:Q3

Note: Data were estimated for a few individual state observations in the early years in order to construct a continuous time series.
Sources: Investment Company Institute and College Savings Plans Network

Number of Section 529 Plan Accounts Increases
The number of Section 529 plan accounts increased 2.7 percent to about 10.2 million in the third quarter of 2007. There were 2.2 million prepaid plan accounts and 8.0 million savings plan accounts. The average 529 savings plan account size was about $13,700 in September 2007.

Section 529 Plan Accounts 2000-2007:Q3

*Totals are approximate. Exact figures are not available because of missing observations.
Note: A single beneficiary may have more than one account. Starting in 2005:Q1, the survey requests the number of unique beneficiaries where possible.
Sources: Investment Company Institute and College Savings Plans Network

College Savings Plan Network Program Statistics as of:

College Savings Plan Network Program Statistics
Reporting Date September 30, 2007

State or Other Territory	Value of Actual Funds ($millions)	Total Number of Accounts*/ Contracts	Date of Inception
Alabama Prepaid	$792.7	73,768	1990
Alabama Savings	$685.5	62,767	June 2002
Alaska	$3,197.9	297,453	1991
Arizona	$422.9	57,247	June 1999
Arkansas	$168.1	13,356	November 1999
California	$2,769.9	196,557	October 1999
Colorado Prepaid	$36.0	13,958	September 1997
Colorado Savings	$3,326.2	257,104	September 1997
Connecticut	$989.1	62,603	December 1997
Delaware	$399.4	25,853	July 1998
District of Columbia	$101.2	9,162	November 2002
Florida Prepaid	$6,217.4	1,236,864	1988
Florida Savings	$143.7	30,326	November 2002
Georgia	$561.6	69,159	April 2002
Hawaii	$42.6	3,371	May 2002
Idaho	$127.0	16,426	February 2001
Illinois Savings	$2,564.8	171,022	March 2000
Illinois Prepaid	$1,014.0	54,468	October 1998
Indiana	$670.3	86,242	1997
Iowa	$2,072.0	153,980	September 1998
Kansas	$1,938.0	112,833	July 2000
Kentucky Prepaid	$139.7	8,720	October 2001
Kentucky Savings	$104.0	12,761	1990
Louisiana	$164.4	30,888	July 1997
Maine	$5,414.8	198,602	August 1999
Maryland Prepaid	$579.5	32,346	April 1998
Maryland Savings	$1,497.1	111,369	December 2001
Massachusetts Prepaid	$91.0	36,777	1995
Massachusetts Savings	$2,762.7	140,340	March 1999
Michigan Prepaid	$1,027.1	84,399	1988
Michigan Savings	$1,831.3	165,745	2001
Minnesota	$636.1	46,210	September 2001
Mississippi Prepaid	$221.0	23,746	1997
Mississippi Savings	$84.1	7,913	March 2001
Missouri	$1,208.3	101,035	November 1999
Montana	$222.4	19,698	1998
Nebraska	$1,964.8	152,675	January 2001
Nevada Prepaid	$106.2	12,388	October 1998
Nevada Savings	$4,359.7	369,439	October 2001
New Hampshire	$8,062.2	546,846	July 1998
New Jersey	$2,000.6	194,925	August 1998
New Mexico	$2,028.0	142,551	September 2000
New York	$7,570.1	543,929	September 1998
North Carolina	$358.5	38,388	June 1998
North Dakota	$330.8	19,984	September 2001
Ohio Guaranteed Fund	$862.1	136,819	1989
Ohio Variable Funds	$5,543.9	712,959	2000
Oklahoma	$277.9	29,105	April 2000
Oregon	$952.8	91,389	January 2001
PA Guaranteed Savings Plan	$1,341.8	125,589	1993
Pennsylvania Investment Plan	$467.1	39,136	July 2002
Rhode Island	$8,492.2	488,559	September 1998
South Carolina Prepaid	$135.4	7,326	September 1998
South Carolina Savings	$1,029.6	71,185	March 2002
South Dakota	$718.5	50,466	May 2002
Tennessee Prepaid	$74.6	8,850	1997
Tennessee Savings	$46.2	5,256	2000
Texas Prepaid	$2,167.3	158,442	1996
Texas Savings	$231.2	24,322	September 2002
Utah	$2,416.4	103,687	1996
Vermont	$81.6	6,646	December 1999
Virginia Prepaid	$1,586.4	89,841	1996
Virginia Savings	$25,607.2	1,614,408	December 1999
Washington	$964.3	77,405	1998
West Virginia Prepaid	$105.9	9,737	October 1998
West Virginia Savings	$1,115.0	87,055	February 2002
Wisconsin	$2,200.4	230,396	1997
Wyoming**	Has partnered with Colorado to offer CollegeInvest Wyoming
Total	$127,422.7	10,214,771

*"Accounts" is unduplicated beneficiaries where possible; number of accounts otherwise.
**Closed plan September 18, 2006.
Source: College Savings Plans Network

College Savings Plan Network Program Statistics
Reporting Date June 30, 2007

State or Other Territory	Value of Actual Funds ($millions)	Total Number of Accounts* /Contracts	Date of Inception
Alabama Prepaid	$757.7	73,670	1990
Alabama Savings	$658.8	61,485	June 2002
Alaska	$3,072.8	288,665	1991
Arizona	$422.3	55,644	June 1999
Arkansas	$163.8	13,112	November 1999
California	$2,614.5	188,551	October 1999
Colorado Prepaid	$37.1	13,959	September 1997
Colorado Savings	$3,258.2	252,621	September 1997
Connecticut	$954.5	60,356	December 1997
Delaware	$386.6	25,735	July 1998
District of Columbia	$96.6	8,848	November 2002
Florida Prepaid	$5,940.8	1,223,168	1988
Florida Savings	$136.4	29,607	November 2002
Georgia	$534.6	66,740	April 2002
Hawaii	$42.0	3,405	May 2002
Idaho	$123.3	16,038	February 2001
Illinois Savings	$2,525.6	165,898	March 2000
Illinois Prepaid	$993.6	54,265	October 1998
Indiana	$620.5	78,697	1997
Iowa	$2,000.8	151,411	September 1998
Kansas	$1,851.4	110,635	July 2000
Kentucky Prepaid	$138.0	8,720	October 2001
Kentucky Savings	$100.6	12,512	1990
Louisiana	$157.5	25,416	July 1997
Maine	$5,227.5	188,462	August 1999
Maryland Prepaid	$547.8	32,209	April 1998
Maryland Savings	$1,432.4	99,070	December 2001
Massachusetts Prepaid	$93.0	36,533	1995
Massachusetts Savings	$2,663.5	138,827	March 1999
Michigan Prepaid	$997.6	82,880	1988
Michigan Savings	$1,755.9	161,063	2001
Minnesota	$602.7	50,410	September 2001
Mississippi Prepaid	$221.0	23,458	1997
Mississippi Savings	$81.2	7,656	March 2001
Missouri	$1,175.2	97,926	November 1999
Montana	$207.0	18,159	1998
Nebraska	$1,879.6	149,670	January 2001
Nevada Prepaid	$100.6	12,342	October 1998
Nevada Savings	$4,063.6	355,781	October 2001
New Hampshire	$7,677.2	545,584	July 1998
New Jersey	$1,885.6	186,321	August 1998
New Mexico	$1,968.4	167,024	September 2000
New York	$7,296.5	531,109	September 1998
North Carolina	$336.5	35,551	June 1998
North Dakota	$327.1	17,997	September 2001
Ohio Guaranteed Fund	$898.7	136,699	1989
Ohio Variable Funds	$5,527.2	701,660	2000
Oklahoma	$264.4	33,669	April 2000
Oregon	$905.7	89,101	January 2001
PA Guaranteed Savings Plan	$1,286.4	124,201	1993
Pennsylvania Investment Plan	$437.5	34,628	July 2002
Rhode Island	$8,319.5	431,713	September 1998
South Carolina Prepaid	$129.7	7,328	September 1998
South Carolina Savings	$975.2	68,220	March 2002
South Dakota	$690.1	38,064	May 2002
Tennessee Prepaid	$73.1	8,826	1997
Tennessee Savings	$43.8	5,084	2000
Texas Prepaid	$1,873.8	152,687	1996
Texas Savings	$229.5	23,685	September 2002
Utah	$2,285.5	98,430	1996
Vermont	$72.1	6,306	December 1999
Virginia Prepaid	$1,550.1	89,838	1996
Virginia Savings	$24,047.2	1,563,888	December 1999
Washington	$935.9	76,699	1998
West Virginia Prepaid	$108.2	9,737	October 1998
West Virginia Savings	$1,065.6	93,691	February 2002
Wisconsin	$2,148.4	229,071	1997
Wyoming**	Has partnered with Colorado to offer CollegeInvest Wyoming
Total	$121,995.2	9,950,415

*"Accounts" is unduplicated beneficiaries where possible; number of accounts otherwise.
**Closed plan September 18, 2006.
Source: College Savings Plans Network

College Savings Plan Network Program Statistics
Reporting Date March 31, 2007

State or Other Territory	Value of Actual Funds ($millions)	Total Number of Accounts* /Contracts	Date of Inception
Alabama Prepaid	$749.9	73,669	1990
Alabama Savings	$617.9	59,976	June 2002
Alaska	$2,829.9	271,606	1991
Arizona	$403.8	53,842	June 1999
Arkansas	$155.4	12,570	November 1999
California	$2,412.3	180,994	October 1999
Colorado Prepaid	$37.5	13,979	September 1997
Colorado Savings	$3,037.4	243,860	September 1997
Connecticut	$894.1	58,046	December 1997
Delaware	$360.6	24,886	July 1998
District of Columbia	$89.6	8,545	November 2002
Florida Prepaid	$5,818.4	1,223,168	1988
Florida Savings	$126.5	29,010	November 2002
Georgia	$496.5	64,357	April 2002
Hawaii	$40.5	3,423	May 2002
Idaho	$114.9	15,556	February 2001
Illinois Savings	$2,338.3	160,372	March 2000
Illinois Prepaid	$898.3	52,041	October 1998
Indiana	$553.5	71,550	1997
Iowa	$1,860.0	145,393	September 1998
Kansas	$1,711.0	115,473	July 2000
Kentucky Prepaid	$133.3	8,721	October 2001
Kentucky Savings	$95.1	12,264	1990
Louisiana	$145.9	28,254	July 1997
Maine	$4,842.7	184,208	August 1999
Maryland Prepaid	$517.0	31,511	April 1998
Maryland Savings	$1,313.0	104,667	December 2001
Massachusetts Prepaid	$93.0	36,533	1995