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Drake University403(b)

DRAKE UNIVERSITY MANDATORY TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY RETIREMENT PLAN · DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Drake University reported $181,612 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,763 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 0.04% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 38th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 196th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.58 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$297,097,180
Participants with balances2,435
Active participants1,315
Employer contributions$4,948,369
Employee contributions$3,140,453
Employer contribution per active participant$3,763
Average account balance$122,011
Benefits paid to participants$20,904,541
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$297.1M · 2,435 accts · $4.9M emplr
2023$277.0M · 2,436 accts · $5.1M emplr
2022$248.6M · 2,453 accts · $4.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$120,130
Audit (IQPA)$48,182
Total administrative$181,612
Employer contributions to the Drake University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,763
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$3,763 per active participant
2023$3,968 per active participant
2022$3,983 per active participant

Drake University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 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$120,130
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP · Investment advisory (plan)$48,182
PLANPILOT, LLC · Consulting$13,300

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$181,612 · 0.06%
2023$133,914 · 0.05%
2022$103,162 · 0.04%
All plans at this employer2
DRAKE UNIVERSITY MANDATORY TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
DRAKE UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420680460 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.