<p>What you will be “expected to pay for college” will very much depend on the colleges you kiddo applies to. MOST colleges do not meet the full need of their accepted students. You should run an online financial aid calculator using your income and assets. The amount you get from this would be a rough guesstimate MINIMUM of the amount your family would be paying…a MINIMUM amount.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you got the info that a family with $100k in income would be expected to pay $25k per year. That might be close for some schools but for others it could be well in excess of that amount.</p>