The largest 529 plans

Ranked by total assets, in millions, as of June 30, 2013. Does not include prepaid college tuition plans.

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RankPlanStateAssetsOpen accounts
1CollegeAmericaVirginia$38,988.15 2,059,356
2New York's 529 College Savings Program Direct PlanNew York$13,217.33 614,561
3UNIQUE College Investing PlanNew Hampshire$8,296.51 369,084
4The Vanguard 529 PlanNevada$8,184.02 230,323
5CollegeBoundfundRhode Island$7,446.77 341,045
6NextGen College Investing PlanMaine$6,875.94 251,232
7Utah Educational Savings Plan TrustUtah$5,843.14 218,950
8ScholarShare College Savings PlanCalifornia$5,046.49 245,427
9Massachusetts U.Fund College Investing PlanMassachusetts$4,181.74 148,174
10BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 (adviser)Ohio$4,140.97 352,887
11Fidelity Advisor 529 PlanNew Hampshire$3,793.42 199,700
12CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan (direct)Ohio$3,703.11 292,125
13John Hancock Freedom 529Arizona$3,514.89 160,018
14Michigan Education Savings ProgramMichigan$3,357.27 202,908
15College Savings IowaIowa$3,333.94 201,586
16Maryland College Investment PlanMaryland$3,207.84 183,309
17Scholars Choice® College Savings ProgramColorado$3,100.89 200,044
18Bright Start DirectIllinois$2,636.38 130,353
19New York's 529 College Savings Program Advisor PlanNew York$2,571.58 146,781
20Franklin Templeton 529New Jersey$2,504.32 168,585
21Virginia inVESTVirginia$2,306.26 157,121
22Schwab 529 College Savings PlanKansas$1,956.05 82,672
23Connecticut Higher Education TrustConnecticut$1,941.21 87,933
24MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings PlanMissouri$1,892.08 124,934
25CollegeInvest Direct Portfolio College Savings PlanColorado$1,790.97 98,986
26South Carolina Future ScholarsSouth Carolina$1,753.14 97,866
27Wisconsin EdVestWisconsin$1,728.96 123,559
28Scholar'sEdgeNew Mexico$1,725.78 129,249
29USAA College Savings PlanNevada$1,690.80 178,657
30Bright Start AdvisorIllinois$1,630.19 78,807
31Learning Quest DirectKansas$1,621.40 73,736
32T. Rowe Price College Savings PlanAlaska$1,559.38 70,085
33Nebraska Educational Savings Plan Trust - DirectNebraska$1,441.07 64,182
34Wisconsin Tomorrow's ScholarWisconsin$1,413.93 122,837
35The Hartford SMART529West Virginia$1,399.10 96,500
36Path2College 529 PlanGeorgia$1,348.03 111,623
37Pennsylvania 529 Investment PlanPennsylvania$1,340.54 75,402
38CollegeChoice Advisor 529 Savings PlanIndiana$1,316.46 141,440
39Bright DirectionsIllinois$1,263.01 77,116
40North Carolina's National College Savings ProgramNorth Carolina$1,226.01 118,753
41NJ BEST 529 College Savings PlansNew Jersey$1,187.80 52,764
42CollegeAccess 529 PlanSouth Dakota$1,096.71 40,030
43SSgA Upromise 529 PlanNevada$1,084.54 153,837
44Minnesota College Savings PlanMinnesota$1,029.99 59,518
45CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings PlanIndiana$956.35 92,217
46MFS 529 Savings PlanOregon$914.97 68,375
47Oregon College Savings PlanOregon$907.38 70,657
48Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund - AdvisorAlabama$851.52 48,049
49Nebraska Educational Savings Plan Trust - AdvisorNebraska$749.08 59,475
50TD Ameritrade 529 College Savings PlanNebraska$595.04 29,416
51Delaware College Investing PlanDelaware$555.68 22,405
52Oklahoma College Savings PlanOklahoma$547.21 41,538
53Arizona Ivy Funds InvestEd 529 PlanArizona$467.22 41,274
54Louisiana STARTLouisiana$464.29 46,602
55The Education PlanNew Mexico$399.76 20,398
56University of Alaska College Savings PlanAlaska$342.57 28,875
57College SAVENorth Dakota$340.64 22,031
58SMART529 SelectWest Virginia$337.63 10,724
59Florida College Investment PlanFlorida$309.13 34,984
60Putnam 529 for AmericaNevada$302.78 16,859
61State Farm 529 PlanNebraska$300.15 52,005
62DC College Savings PlanDistrict of Columbia$270.76 15,063
63IDeal - Idaho College Savings ProgramIdaho$262.08 22,836
64Arkansas GIFT College Investing PlanArkansas$259.05 20,922
65Texas College Savings PlanTexas$257.07 23,258
66The Fidelity Arizona College Savings PlanArizona$230.16 20,396
67Michigan 529 Advisor PlanMichigan$220.50 22,075
68Learning Quest AdvisorKansas$218.48 16,843
69Vermont Higher Education Investment PlanVermont$201.88 13,029
70Missouri's 529 Advisor PlanMissouri$187.24 14,894
71Arkansas iShares 529 PlanArkansas$178.58 5,329
72CHET AdvisorConnecticut$172.52 11,518
73Iowa Advisor 529 PlanIowa$159.93 39,741
74Alabama CollegeCounts 529 Fund - DirectAlabama$158.21 11,379
75Mississippi Affordable College SavingsMississippi$157.59 10,348
76LoneStar 529 PlanTexas$154.76 73,667
77Kentucky Education Savings Plan TrustKentucky$152.52 11,536
78SMART529 WV DirectWest Virginia$145.75 11,024
79Montana Family Education Savings Program - Bank PlanMontana$120.62 7,839
80Montana Family Education Savings Program- Investment PlanMontana$106.97 8,968
81West Virginia - Prepaid Tuition PlanWest Virginia$78.58 5,135
82Arizona Family College Savings ProgramArizona$71.92 3,388
83OklahomaDream 529Oklahoma$70.36 5,316
84CollegeWealthVirginia$63.40 11,079
85HI529 - Hawaii's College Savings ProgramHawaii$58.65 4,168
86Stable Value Plus College Savings PlanColorado$57.90 5,658
87Smart Choice College Savings PlanColorado$26.30 7,393
88CollegeChoice CDIndiana$6.93 1,306
89TNStars College Savings 529 ProgramTennessee$6.71 2,530
 Total$184,084.9510,246,577
Source: College Savings Plans Network

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