<p>Vlad,</p>
<p>I’m not an expert but I’ve filled out a lot of NPCs for a range of colleges. There seems to be two or three types of calculators so I imagine the accuracy does vary from school to school. One calculator only asks what is the parents’ after-tax income with the highest range being “over $99,999”. I can’t imagine that NPC being accurate at all. Some NPCs appear to estimate merit aid while others do not (they don’t ask for GPA/test scores).</p>
<p>The EFC has ranged wildly from $25K to $69K(!!) with the same numbers.</p>