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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust)401(k)

KAUST U. S. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN · · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.00%

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

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) reported $3,600 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.00% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $11,811 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 0.002% to 0.004%. 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 588th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.29 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$89,193,956
Participants with balances391
Active participants233
Employer contributions$2,751,992
Employee contributions$3,538,636
Employer contribution per active participant$11,811
Average account balance$228,118
Benefits paid to participants$8,616,153
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCITRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY , LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$89.2M · 391 accts · $2.8M emplr
2023$80.3M · 400 accts · $2.8M emplr
2022$65.6M · 385 accts · $2.6M emplr
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$11,811
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$11,811 per active participant
2023$11,620 per active participant
2022$10,949 per active participant

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust)'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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.

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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 · 20241
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping · Trustee (directed)$3,600

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$3,600 · 0.00%
2023$1,900 · 0.00%
2022$1,450 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 980611294 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.