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Drexel University403(b)

DREXEL UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · PHILADELPHIA, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Drexel University reported $1,412,113 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,070 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 0.02% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 40th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 31st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.08 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 9,774 to 11,873 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,846,746,527
Participants with balances15,849
Active participants11,873
Employer contributions$36,454,666
Employee contributions$33,856,568
Employer contribution per active participant$3,070
Average account balance$116,521
Benefits paid to participants$105,701,559
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.8B · 15,849 accts · $36.5M emplr
2023$1.7B · 15,114 accts · $34.7M emplr
2022$1.4B · 14,784 accts · $34.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$303,683
Audit (IQPA)$738,183
Total administrative$1,412,113
Employer contributions to the Drexel University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,070
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$3,070 per active participant
2023$3,062 per active participant
2022$3,494 per active participant

Drexel University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $5,259 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
TIAA-CREF · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$307,987
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP · Accounting / audit · Consulting$810,634
BALLARD SPAHR LLP · Legal$180,437
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP · Legal$117,358

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history3
2024$1,412,113 · 0.08%
2023$312,344 · 0.02%
2022$271,672 · 0.02%
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Villanova University PA$1.2B · 0.03%
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Saint Joseph's University PA$553.5M · 0.06%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 231352630 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.