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Mars Hill University403(b)

MARS HILL UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · MARS HILL, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

Mars Hill University reported $139,486 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,873 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 0.39% to 0.35%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 438th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,058th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.31 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,169,087
Participants with balances602
Active participants253
Employer contributions$473,761
Employee contributions$620,527
Employer contribution per active participant$1,873
Average account balance$68,387
Benefits paid to participants$2,408,067
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBROWN, EDWARDS & COMPANY
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.2M · 602 accts · $474K emplr
2023$38.5M · 628 accts · $438K emplr
2022$36.1M · 627 accts · $445K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$54,325
Investment management$85,161
Total administrative$139,486
The Mars Hill University 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,873
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,873 per active participant
2023$1,745 per active participant
2022$1,860 per active participant

Mars Hill University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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-TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY · Recordkeeping$35,250
MILLENNIUM ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$85,161
TRG ADVISORS, INC · Investment advisory (plan) · Named fiduciary$19,374

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$139,486 · 0.35%
2023$131,918 · 0.35%
2022$154,773 · 0.39%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560554207 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.