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Howard University403(b)

HOWARD UNIVERSITY SAVINGS PLAN · WASHINGTON, DC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Howard University reported $659,389 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,141 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 0.09% to 0.06%. 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 12th-largest of 618 plans among District of Columbia employers on file, and the 44th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.14 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 5,792 to 6,688 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,199,524,542
Participants with balances10,167
Active participants6,688
Employer contributions$27,692,765
Employee contributions$24,224,090
Employer contribution per active participant$4,141
Average account balance$117,982
Benefits paid to participants$86,831,921
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.2B · 10,167 accts · $27.7M emplr
2023$1.1B · 9,656 accts · $25.1M emplr
2022$1.0B · 9,376 accts · $22.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$573,094
Investment management$55,411
Total administrative$659,389
Employer contributions to the Howard University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,141
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$4,141 per active participant
2023$3,829 per active participant
2022$3,908 per active participant

Howard University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $5,259 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 · Contract administrator$571,959
VALIC · Investment management$55,411
ISLER DARE P.C. · Legal$30,884
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$1,480

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$659,389 · 0.06%
2023$620,228 · 0.06%
2022$969,690 · 0.09%
Same employer
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Georgetown University DC$2.5B · 0.01%
American University DC$1.4B · 0.02%
The Urban Institute DC$329.9M · 0.07%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530204707 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.