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Converse University403(b)

CONVERSE UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · SPARTANBURG, SC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

Converse University reported $56,794 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,159 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 rose from 0.09% to 0.13%. 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 131st-largest of 807 plans among South Carolina employers on file, and the 991st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$45,410,396
Participants with balances420
Active participants160
Employer contributions$345,407
Employee contributions$548,854
Employer contribution per active participant$2,159
Average account balance$108,120
Benefits paid to participants$3,622,000
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$45.4M · 420 accts · $345K emplr
2023$43.3M · 422 accts · $329K emplr
2022$41.3M · 429 accts · $340K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,794
Total administrative$56,794
Employer contributions to the Converse University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,159
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,159 per active participant
2023$2,121 per active participant
2022$1,989 per active participant

Converse University's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20243
TIAA$33,569
CAPITAL ASSET ADVISORY SERVICES · Investment advisory (plan)$23,404

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$56,794 · 0.13%
2023$43,098 · 0.10%
2022$39,710 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570314380 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.