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Columbia International University401(k)

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 401(K) PLAN · COLUMBIA, SC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.30%

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

Columbia International University reported $86,769 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.30% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,527 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 fell from 0.38% to 0.30%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 183rd-largest of 807 plans among South Carolina employers on file, and the 1,280th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.02 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$30,448,479
Participants with balances542
Active participants434
Employer contributions$1,096,575
Employee contributions$1,117,746
Employer contribution per active participant$2,527
Average account balance$56,178
Benefits paid to participants$2,099,323
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCAPIN CROUSE, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$30.4M · 542 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$26.7M · 531 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$23.2M · 503 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$86,769
Total administrative$86,769
The Columbia International University 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,527
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,527 per active participant
2023$2,551 per active participant
2022$2,366 per active participant

Columbia International University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20241
VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY · Custodial (securities) · Investment advisory (participants)$86,769

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$86,769 · 0.30%
2023$87,484 · 0.35%
2022$90,834 · 0.38%
Same employer
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Coker University SC$30.2M · 0.13%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570352247 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.