Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Norwich University403(b)

NORWICH UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · NORTHFIELD, VT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

Norwich University reported $189,536 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,699 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 0.04% to 0.11%. 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 8th-largest of 230 plans among Vermont employers on file, and the 318th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.10 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$175,751,512
Participants with balances1,665
Active participants1,016
Employer contributions$2,742,318
Employee contributions$3,007,171
Employer contribution per active participant$2,699
Average account balance$105,556
Benefits paid to participants$21,871,955
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$175.8M · 1,665 accts · $2.7M emplr
2023$170.2M · 1,664 accts · $2.8M emplr
2022$154.4M · 1,739 accts · $2.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$79,018
Investment management$94,318
Audit (IQPA)$16,200
Total administrative$189,536
Employer contributions to the Norwich University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,699
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,699 per active participant
2023$2,593 per active participant
2022$2,697 per active participant

Norwich University'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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$79,018
NFP RETIREMENT INC · Investment advisory (plan)$50,000
FLEXPATH STRATEGIES, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$44,318
BERRY DUNN MCNEIL & PARKER, LLC · Accounting / audit$16,200

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

Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$189,536 · 0.11%
2023$166,424 · 0.10%
2022$73,609 · 0.04%
Same employer
Similar plansEducational Services · Vermont
Muhlenberg College PA$176.5M · 0.08%
Messiah University PA$176.4M · 0.24%
Gannon University PA$175.3M · 0.04%
Capital University OH$174.9M · 0.08%
Susquehanna University PA$174.7M · 0.08%

Why are you looking at this plan?

Compare

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 030179424 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.