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Mercyhurst University403(b)

MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · ERIE, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.01%

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

Mercyhurst University reported $7,484 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.01% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,183 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 0.00% to 0.01%. 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 524th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 597th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$87,558,723
Participants with balances787
Active participants404
Employer contributions$477,949
Employee contributions$1,217,173
Employer contribution per active participant$1,183
Average account balance$111,256
Benefits paid to participants$6,116,093
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$87.6M · 787 accts · $478K emplr
2023$84.4M · 816 accts · $510K emplr
2022$75.9M · 801 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,046
Investment management$6,438
Total administrative$7,484
Employer contributions to the Mercyhurst University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,183
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,183 per active participant
2023$1,321 per active participant
2022$2,697 per active participant

Mercyhurst University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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.

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 · 20242
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$1,046
CLEARSTEAD ADVISORS, LLC · Investment management$6,438

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$7,484 · 0.01%
2023$19,071 · 0.02%
2022$450 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 250965430 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.