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North Central College403(b)

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · NAPERVILLE, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.04%

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

North Central College reported $76,275 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.04% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,133 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 0.02% to 0.04%. 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 364th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 311th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.07 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 710 to 971 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$179,450,910
Participants with balances1,492
Active participants971
Employer contributions$3,042,620
Employee contributions$2,831,711
Employer contribution per active participant$3,133
Average account balance$120,275
Benefits paid to participants$11,417,351
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$179.5M · 1,492 accts · $3.0M emplr
2023$164.8M · 1,485 accts · $3.0M emplr
2022$145.8M · 1,458 accts · $2.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$12,358
Investment management$44,627
Audit (IQPA)$18,286
Total administrative$76,275
Employer contributions to the North Central College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,133
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,133 per active participant
2023$3,061 per active participant
2022$4,080 per active participant

North Central College's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · Recordkeeping$12,358
FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, LLC · Consulting$44,627
CROWE LLP · Consulting$18,286

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$76,275 · 0.04%
2023$66,994 · 0.04%
2022$31,515 · 0.02%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 362169157 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.