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Nova Southeastern University, Inc.401(k)

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 401(K) PLAN · FORT LAUDERDALE, FL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

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

Nova Southeastern University, Inc. reported $456,392 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,341 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 0.16% to 0.09%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 79th-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 93rd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.21 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$560,501,104
Participants with balances6,691
Active participants4,785
Employer contributions$25,554,904
Employee contributions$21,089,212
Employer contribution per active participant$5,341
Average account balance$83,769
Benefits paid to participants$22,814,350
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$560.5M · 6,691 accts · $25.6M emplr
2023$479.0M · 6,459 accts · $23.1M emplr
2022$397.4M · 6,111 accts · $21.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$233,330
Investment management$76,315
Audit (IQPA)$25,000
Total administrative$456,392
The Nova Southeastern University, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,341
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$5,341 per active participant
2023$4,319 per active participant
2022$4,095 per active participant

Nova Southeastern University, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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 · 20245
TIAA-TEACHERS INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · Recordkeeping · Investment advisory (participants)$276,954
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, INC. · Plan administrator$104,687
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$42,054
ERNST & YOUNG US, LLP · Accounting / audit$25,000
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY, & STEWART PA · Legal$17,060

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$456,392 · 0.09%
2023$439,738 · 0.10%
2022$676,840 · 0.16%
All plans at this employer2
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 403(B) PLAN (F/K/A NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN)403(b)
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 401(K) PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 591083502 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.