Pay Less for the Same Degree.
Estimate your federal aid in a minute, find the scholarships you actually match, and compare award letters when they arrive. One toolkit for the money side of applying.
Free to start. No credit card required.
The Aid Toolkit
Four tools for the money side of applying, from your first estimate to your final award letters.
Free for everyone
Know Where You Stand Before You File.
The Student Aid Index is the number the FAFSA computes from your family finances, and colleges start from it to decide your aid. Blueprint estimates it live with the official 2026-27 federal formula, as you type.
Every calculation runs on your device. Your family's income, tax, and asset numbers are never sent to us or stored.
You get an estimated aid band and a plain-English Pell Grant outlook, not a mystery score.
Built to fill out with a parent: the inputs are their numbers, and the product says so.
International student? The estimator tells you honestly that the FAFSA does not apply, and points you to what does.
Free to Start. Sharper With Pro.
Estimate your aid and see your net prices for free. Pro unlocks the scholarship matching, the offer comparison, and the strategist.
Free forever
What you get, free
- The Student Aid Index estimator, computed on your device as you type. We never store the numbers.
- A plain-English read on your result: what your aid band means and your Pell Grant outlook
- Estimated net prices by family income for every school on your list, from Department of Education data
- Honest aid guidance for international students, who the FAFSA does not cover
No credit card required.
ProEverything in Free, plus
What Pro unlocks
- Scholarship matching against 68 verified national and state programs, with the reasons you match
- One click adds a scholarship deadline to your Deadline Planner
- Award-letter comparison that flags your best value, plus a projection of what the loans really cost
- An AI aid strategy for your exact situation: what to chase, where, and how to appeal, up to 20 plans a month
Included with Pro.See pricing
No invented numbers
Built on Numbers You Can Check
Every figure in the toolkit carries its source, and these are ours.
68
Verified scholarship programs
Checked against official sources
5
Income bands per net price
US Dept. of Ed College Scorecard
$7,395
Max Pell Grant modeled
US Dept. of Ed, 2026-27
2026-27
SAI formula award year
Federal Register methodology
The estimator is free and the numbers never leave your device.
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Common Questions
What families ask about the financial aid toolkit.
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Same Degree. Pay Less for It.
Estimate your aid in a minute, find the scholarships you match, and walk into award season with a plan. Free to start, no credit card required.