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  "title": "College Cost Calculator inputs",
  "description": "Estimate the future cost of college and determine if your current savings plan is on track.",
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      "title": "Child's Current Age",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 5
    },
    "collegeAge": {
      "title": "College Start Age",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 18
    },
    "annualCost": {
      "title": "Annual Cost (Today)",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 25000
    },
    "yearsInCollege": {
      "title": "Years in College",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 4
    },
    "currentSavings": {
      "title": "Current Savings",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 10000
    },
    "monthlyContribution": {
      "title": "Monthly Contribution",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 500
    },
    "returnRate": {
      "title": "Exp. Return",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 6
    },
    "inflationRate": {
      "title": "Inflation",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 3
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    "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/college-cost-calculator/?childAge=5&collegeAge=18&annualCost=25000&yearsInCollege=4&currentSavings=10000&monthlyContribution=500&returnRate=6&inflationRate=3",
    "migrationStatus": "migrated",
    "reviewStatus": "pending",
    "pageStatus": "live",
    "workStatus": "pending",
    "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
    "formula": {
      "expression": "Future annual cost = current annual cost × (1 + education inflation)^years; projected total is the sum of each attendance year, less current savings growth."
    },
    "quality": {
      "availability": "live",
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      "qualifiedReviewer": null,
      "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
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      "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
      "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
      "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
      "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
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        "title": "Result",
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