E$stimator (CostOut)

In 2015, CBCSE developed CostOut with support from the U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences (Award #R305U130001).

This tool is designed to facilitate the estimation of costs and cost-effectiveness of educational or other social programs. It is primarily designed for researchers, analysts, educational administrators, and policymakers, but it is free for anyone to use provided you sign a license agreement when you register. Additional free cost analysis tools and resources, including Excel-based cost analysis templates and one-on-one technical assistance, are available from the Cost Analysis in Practice Project (CAP Project), funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.