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Bethune-Cookman University403(b)

BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN · DAYTONA BEACH, FL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.09%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Bethune-Cookman University reported $37,575 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.09% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $583 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.09%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 576th-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 985th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.90 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$45,524,775
Participants with balances587
Active participants830
Employer contributions$483,580
Employee contributions$917,388
Employer contribution per active participant$583
Average account balance$77,555
Benefits paid to participants$4,499,612
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMSL, P.A.
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$45.5M · 587 accts · $484K emplr
2022$42.2M · 476 accts · $504K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$37,575
Total administrative$37,575
Employer contributions to the Bethune-Cookman University plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$583
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$583 per active participant
2022$679 per active participant

Bethune-Cookman University's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
METLIFE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$21,168
TIAA$16,287
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$120

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$37,575 · 0.09%
2022$38,399 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 590704726 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.