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Ohio Northern University403(b)

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · ADA, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

Ohio Northern University reported $254,472 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,930 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 0.11% to 0.10%. 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 176th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 227th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.21 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$252,839,998
Participants with balances1,367
Active participants485
Employer contributions$2,391,257
Employee contributions$2,882,186
Employer contribution per active participant$4,930
Average account balance$184,960
Benefits paid to participants$17,884,988
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$252.8M · 1,367 accts · $2.4M emplr
2023$238.1M · 1,402 accts · $807K emplr
2022$230.1M · 1,406 accts · $2.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$67,194
Investment management$170,628
Audit (IQPA)$16,650
Total administrative$254,472
Employer contributions to the Ohio Northern University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,930
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,930 per active participant
2023$1,591 per active participant
2022$4,760 per active participant

Ohio Northern University's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 TEACHERS INS & ANNUITY ASSC. · Custodial (securities)$106,501
PLAN PILOT, LLC · Consulting$40,127
LPL FINANCIAL, LLC · Consulting$24,000
FORVIS, LLP · Accounting / audit$16,650

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$254,472 · 0.10%
2023$96,318 · 0.04%
2022$254,578 · 0.11%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 344429091 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.