1. $20,000
   $23,000
2. $26,000
   $29,000

According to the College Board, the average cost for the 2009-2010 school year at a private four-year college was $26,273.

1. Sarah Lawrence College
   New York University
   Johns Hopkins University
   Harvard University
2. George Washington University
   Pepperdine University
   Stanford University

According to Forbes magazine, the most expensive college for the 2008-09 academic year was George Washington University.

1. $33,774
   $34,473
   $37,374
2. $40,437
   $43,734

The 2008-09 school year at GWU cost $40,437, and tuition is only going up, up, up.

1. one-quarter
   one-third
2. two-thirds
   three-quarters

Two-thirds of all college students received some kind of financial aid in 2007-08.

1. $2,725
   $5,600
2. $10,185
   $11,300

The average financial aid award was $10,185 -- about half in grant aid and half in federal loans.

1. $9,000
   $15,000
2. $21,000

According to the College Board, 53 percent of college students go to four-year schools with tuitions less than $9,000.

1. 27
   42
   58
2. 66
   72
   85

According to the College Board, 66 percent had some kind of education debt, and 10 percent had borrowed $40,000 or more.

1. $986 million
   $7 billion
   $49 billion
2. $168 billion
   $343 billion

There's $168 billion in financial aid up for grabs.

1. FAFSA
   TCMSA
2. DEDRA

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in the process. It examines your family's finances and eventually will give you the amount you're expected to contribute to your college education.

1. grants
   federal loans
   need-based financial aid
2. education tax credits
   tax deductions

This is an easy one -- grants don't have to be paid back.

1. Pell
   Landsman
2. Scott

The maximum Pell Grant for the 2008-09 school year was $4,731, and about 25 percent of students qualified for the full amount.

1. your SAT score
   your financial need
   your high school GPA
2. your volunteer work
   your college grades

Pell Grants are based on financial need. In the application process, they'll formulate an EFC (expected family contribution). The amount awarded is figured from the EFC and some other factors, like if you're going to be a full- or part-time student.

1. Parton and Nicholas
   Stafford and Perkins
2. Pell and Fairfield
   Taylor and Winchester

Stafford and Perkins are the two biggies.

1. $1,000
   $2,000
2. $3,000

The bill allows students to take out an extra $2,000 a year in Stafford loans.

1. true
2. false

Yes, that's true. You start paying it back -- with interest -- as soon as you leave school.

1. three years
   five years
   10 years
2. 12 years
   15 years

Both the Stafford and Perkins programs require you to pay back the loan within 10 years.

1. You can withdraw the funds at any time and pay no taxes.
   You can start saving as soon as your child turns 3.
2. You pay no taxes on the account's earnings.

There are many, many benefits of 529 plans -- one of the biggest is that you don't pay taxes on the account's earnings.

1. true
2. false

Sounds too good to be true, but it's a fact. You can prepay tuition at qualified schools in the state in which your 529 plan is based.

1. true
2. false

The limit is still pretty high, but it's $268,000, not $368,000.

1. five to 10
   10 to 15
2. 15 to 20

Most work-study programs require about 10 to 15 hours on the job every week.