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Methodist University403(b)

METHODIST UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN · FAYETTEVILLE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.19%

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

Methodist University reported $113,964 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.19% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,614 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 0.03% to 0.19%. 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 313th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 774th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.36 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$63,352,393
Participants with balances862
Active participants387
Employer contributions$624,714
Employee contributions$847,157
Employer contribution per active participant$1,614
Average account balance$73,495
Benefits paid to participants$3,698,217
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$63.4M · 862 accts · $625K emplr
2023$58.2M · 842 accts · $404K emplr
2022$53.1M · 900 accts · $397K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$94,931
Investment management$19,033
Total administrative$113,964
Employer contributions to the Methodist University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,614
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,614 per active participant
2023$1,087 per active participant
2022$1,032 per active participant

Methodist 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 · 20244
NFP RETIREMENT INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$39,167
TIAA$28,634
PBMARES · Accounting / audit$27,130
FLEXPATH STRATEGIES, LLC · Consulting$19,033

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$113,964 · 0.19%
2023$26,071 · 0.05%
2022$20,063 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560657294 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.