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Gannon University403(b)

GANNON UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN · ERIE, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.04%

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

Gannon University reported $70,394 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,897 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 fell from 0.05% to 0.04%. 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 317th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 319th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 670 to 1,032 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$175,265,977
Participants with balances1,310
Active participants1,032
Employer contributions$2,989,570
Employee contributions$3,478,804
Employer contribution per active participant$2,897
Average account balance$133,791
Benefits paid to participants$14,308,613
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$175.3M · 1,310 accts · $3.0M emplr
2023$163.0M · 1,283 accts · $2.9M emplr
2022$146.2M · 1,325 accts · $2.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$2,800
Audit (IQPA)$10,550
Total administrative$70,394
Employer contributions to the Gannon University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,897
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,897 per active participant
2023$2,727 per active participant
2022$4,304 per active participant

Gannon University's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20245
VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO. · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$22,889
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$2,775
BUCK GLOBAL, LLC · Pension consulting$34,155
BAKER TILLY US, LLP · Accounting / audit$10,550
FIDELITY INV INST OPS CO., INC. · Loan processing$25

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, VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO.
2023TIAA, VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO.

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Administrative cost history3
2024$70,394 · 0.04%
2023$71,353 · 0.05%
2022$82,187 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 250496976 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.