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Otterbein University403(b)

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · WESTERVILLE, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.12%

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

Otterbein University reported $154,183 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,251 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 0.14% to 0.12%. 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 295th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 401st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 453 to 758 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$136,261,893
Participants with balances943
Active participants758
Employer contributions$1,706,102
Employee contributions$2,473,512
Employer contribution per active participant$2,251
Average account balance$144,498
Benefits paid to participants$9,328,911
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$136.3M · 943 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$122.9M · 944 accts · $1.8M emplr
2022$110.9M · 934 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$100,472
Investment management$40,461
Audit (IQPA)$13,250
Total administrative$154,183
Employer contributions to the Otterbein University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,251
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,251 per active participant
2023$2,332 per active participant
2022$3,702 per active participant

Otterbein 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 · 20243
TIAA-TEACHERS INS AND ANNUITY ASSOC · Recordkeeping$101,447
PLANPILOT, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$40,461
CLARK, SCHAEFER, HACKETT & CO. · Accounting / audit$13,250

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

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Administrative cost history3
2024$154,183 · 0.12%
2023$128,485 · 0.11%
2022$162,587 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 314379532 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.