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Franklin University403(b)

FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · COLUMBUS, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

Franklin University reported $213,452 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,037 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 0.15% to 0.20%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 335th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 473rd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.99 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$114,257,966
Participants with balances1,013
Active participants548
Employer contributions$3,308,021
Employee contributions$1,666,232
Employer contribution per active participant$6,037
Average account balance$112,792
Benefits paid to participants$5,488,865
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$114.3M · 1,013 accts · $3.3M emplr
2023$102.0M · 995 accts · $3.1M emplr
2022$88.9M · 974 accts · $3.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$90,678
Investment management$122,774
Total administrative$213,452
Employer contributions to the Franklin University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,037
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$6,037 per active participant
2023$5,789 per active participant
2022$5,770 per active participant

Franklin University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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 · Recordkeeping$90,678
OSAIC WEALTH · Consulting · Investment advisory (participants)$94,772
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES · Consulting · Investment advisory (participants)$28,002

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$213,452 · 0.20%
2023$175,152 · 0.18%
2022$139,188 · 0.15%
All plans at this employer2
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 310707369 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.