▁between ▁an ▁institution ’ s ▁st icker ▁price ▁and ▁the ▁price ▁they ▁will ▁end ▁up ▁pay ing .” ▁▁▁▁ ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁requirement , ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁may ▁choose ▁between ▁a ▁basic ▁template ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁or ▁an ▁alternative ▁net ▁price ▁calcul ator ▁that ▁offers ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁minimum ▁elements ▁the ▁law ▁requires . ▁A ▁report ▁issued ▁by ▁The ▁Institute ▁for ▁College ▁Access ▁and ▁Success , ▁" “ Add ing ▁it ▁all ▁up ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁are ▁net ▁price ▁calcul ators ▁easy ▁to ▁find , ▁use ▁and ▁compare ?” ▁found ▁key ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁net ▁price ▁calcul ator ▁requirement . ▁In ▁“ Add ing ▁it ▁all ▁up ,” ▁the ▁authors ▁state , ▁“ this ▁report ▁takes ▁a ▁more ▁in - depth ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁net ▁price ▁calcul ators ▁from ▁ 5 0 ▁randomly ▁selected ▁colleg es . ▁While ▁we ▁found ▁some ▁positive ▁practices ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁evident ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁our ▁previous ▁report , ▁net ▁price ▁calcul ators ▁are ▁still ▁not ▁reli ably ▁easy ▁for ▁pros pective ▁college ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁to ▁find , ▁use , ▁and ▁compare .” ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁requirement ▁came ▁into ▁effect , ▁Ab ig ail ▁S eld in ▁and ▁Whit ney ▁Har ing - Smith ▁launched ▁the ▁free ▁website ▁College ▁Ab ac us , ▁which ▁hosted ▁a ▁system ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁personal ▁information ▁once , ▁and ▁then ▁use ▁and ▁compare ▁net - pr ices ▁of ▁multiple ▁schools