Section 529 college savings plans ranked by net assets

State Net assets ($m)

1 Rhode Island $3,875.20

CollegeBoundfund

Alliance Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

2 Ohio $2,622.30

Putnam CollegeAdvantage

529 Savings Plan

Putnam Investments

Net asset date: 9/30/03

3 New York $2,007.00

New York’s College Savings Program

UPromise/Vanguard Group

Net asset date: 10/31/03

4 New Hampshire $1,917.60

UNIQUE College Investing Plan

Fidelity Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

5 Maine $1,896.20

NextGen College Investing Plan

Merrill Lynch

Net asset date: 9/30/03

6 California $1,138.30

Golden State ScholarShare

College Savings Trust

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

7 Colorado $1,136.40

Scholars Choice College Savings

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Net asset date: 10/31/03

8 Massachusetts $1,039.00

U.Fund College Investing Plan

Fidelity Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

9 Illinois $752.50

Bright Start

College Savings Program

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Net asset date: 10/31/03

10 Iowa $600.20

College Savings Iowa

Iowa state treasurer/Vanguard Group

Net asset date: 10/31/03

11 Kansas $531.50

Learning Quest

Education Savings Program

American Century

Net asset date: 10/31/03

12 Ohio $492.00

CollegeAdvantage

529 Savings Plan

Putnam Investments

Net asset date: 6/30/03

13 Michigan $481.30

Michigan

Education Savings Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

14 New Hampshire $433.70

The Advisor

College Investing Plan

Fidelity Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

15 Maryland $382.10

College Savings Plan of Maryland

T. Rowe Price

Net asset date: 10/31/03

16 Connecticut $373.60

Connecticut

Higher Education Trust

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

17 Missouri $362.30

Missouri

Saving for Tuition Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

18 Nebraska $341.70

College Savings Plan of Nebraska

Union Bank and Trust Co.

Net asset date: 10/31/03

19 Nevada $218.20

Vanguard

529 College Savings Plan

Vanguard Group

Net asset date: 10/31/03

20 South Carolina $197.50

Future Scholar

529 College Savings Plan

Banc of America Advisors

Net asset date: 10/31/03

21 Alaska $193.10

T. Rowe Price

College Savings Plan

T. Rowe Price

Net asset date: 10/31/03

22 Indiana $175.80

CollegeChoice

529 Investment Plan

One Group

Net asset date: 10/31/03

23 Minnesota $158.40

Minnesota

College Savings Plan

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

24 Delaware $152.40

Delaware

College Investment Plan

Fidelity Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

25 Oregon $136.50

College Savings Plan

Strong Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

26 South Dakota $127.60

CollegeAccess 529

Pimco

Net asset date: 9/30/03

27 Alabama $120.90

Higher Education 529 Plan

Van Kampen

Net asset date: 10/31/03

28 Arizona $120.20

Waddell & Reed InvestEd Plan

Waddell & Reed

Net asset date: 10/31/03

29 Nebraska $118.10

AIM College Savings Plan

Union Bank and Trust Co.

Net asset date: 10/31/03

30 Georgia $107.80

Higher Education

Savings Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

31 Arkansas $102.00

GIFT College Investing Plan

Mercury Advisors

Net asset date: 3/31/03

32 North Carolina $81.30

National

College Savings Program

College Foundation

Net asset date: 9/30/03

33 New Mexico $80.00

ScholarsEdge

Schoolhouse Capital/OppenheimerFunds

Net asset date: 9/30/02

34 Pennsylvania $74.90

Tap 529 Investment Plan

Delaware Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

35 Oregon $70.60

MFS 529 Savings Plan

MFS Investment Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

36 Montana $69.90

Family Education

Savings Program

College Savings Bank

Net asset date: 6/30/03

37 Oklahoma $58.90

Oklahoma College Savings Plan

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

38 Alaska $56.00

University College Savings Plan

T. Rowe Price

Net asset date: 10/31/03

39 Nebraska $54.30

TD Waterhouse

College Savings Plan

Union Bank and Trust Co.

Net asset date: 9/30/03

40 Arizona $52.50

CSB Family

College Savings Program

College Savings Bank

Net asset date: 6/30/03

41 Nevada $43.50

USAA College Savings Plan

Strong Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

42 Kentucky $41.50

Kentucky

Education Savings Plan Trust

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

43 Nevada $41.30

American Skandia

College Savings

American Skandia/

Strong Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

44 Idaho $30.70

Idaho College Savings Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

45 Louisiana $27.80

Student Tuition Assistance

and Revenue Trust Program

State of Louisiana

Net asset date: 6/30/03

46 North Carolina $26.30

Seligman CollegeHorizonFunds

College Foundation/J&W Seligman

Net asset date: 9/30/03

47 Mississippi $20.50

Affordable College Savings

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

48 Montana $19.90

Pacific Funds

529 College Savings Plan

Pacific Funds

Net asset date: 10/31/03

49 Missouri $19.40

Advantage

Saving for Tuition Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

50 Rhode Island $18.40

JPMorgan

Higher Education Plan

Alliance Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

51 Washington D.C. $15.40

529 College Savings Plan

Calvert Asset Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

52 Nevada $14.00

Columbia 529 Plan

Columbia Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

53 Hawaii $12.20

TuitionEDGE

Delaware Investments

Net asset date: 10/31/03

54 Nevada $6.20

Strong 529 Plan

Strong Capital Management

Net asset date: 10/31/03

55 Arizona $5.70

SM&R Family

College Savings Program

SM&R

Net asset date: 6/30/03

56 Kansas $5.50

Schwab

529 College Savings Plan

American Century/Charles Schwab

Net asset date: 10/31/03

57 North Dakota $5.00*

College SAVE

Morgan Stanley

Net asset date: 4/29/02

58 Mississippi $1.80

Advantage Affordable

College Savings Program

TIAA-CREF

Net asset date: 10/31/03

Alaska N/A**

Manulife College Savings

T. Rowe Price

Arizona N/A**

Pacific Funds 529 College Savings Plan

Pacific Funds

Colorado N/A**

Stable Value Plus

College Savings Program

Travellers Insurance

Florida N/A**

College Investment Plan

Florida Prepaid College Board

Iowa N/A**

Principal College Savings Plan

Principal Financial Group

Nevada N/A**

UPromise College Fund

UPromise

New Jersey N/A**

Better Educational Savings Trust

Franklin Templeton

New Jersey N/A**

Franklin Templeton 529

Franklin Templeton

New Mexico N/A**

Arrive Education Savings Plan

Schoolhouse Capital

New Mexico N/A**

CollegeSense 529

Higher Education Savings Plan

Schoolhouse Capital/NY Life

New Mexico N/A**

The Education Plan’s

College Savings Program

Schoolhouse Capital

Oregon N/A**

USA CollegeConnect

Schoolhouse Capital

*Information from Financial Research Corp.

**Provider didn’t release net asset information.

Source: Morningstar Inc.