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Elon University403(b)

ELON UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · ELON, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

Elon University reported $312,371 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,218 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 0.10%. 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 84th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 180th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $2.00 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 1,521 to 1,712 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$324,164,632
Participants with balances3,036
Active participants1,712
Employer contributions$8,933,773
Employee contributions$4,472,442
Employer contribution per active participant$5,218
Average account balance$106,774
Benefits paid to participants$21,124,042
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$324.2M · 3,036 accts · $8.9M emplr
2023$298.5M · 2,958 accts · $8.1M emplr
2022$264.5M · 2,817 accts · $7.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$180,124
Investment management$131,594
Total administrative$312,371
Employer contributions to the Elon University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,218
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$5,218 per active participant
2023$5,001 per active participant
2022$4,978 per active participant

Elon University's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$193,161
HIGHLAND CONSULTING · Consulting$79,065
TRUST COMPANY OF THE SOUTH · Investment management$31,080
VERITY ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. · Investment management$6,728

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$312,371 · 0.10%
2023$169,528 · 0.06%
2022$247,864 · 0.09%
All plans at this employer2
ELON UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN403(b)
ELON UNIVERSITY TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560532303 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.