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Southwestern University403(b)

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY REGULAR RETIREMENT PLAN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES · GEORGETOWN, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Southwestern University reported $65,143 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,807 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 0.06%. 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 569th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 464th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.02 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 414 to 461 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$117,003,030
Participants with balances1,025
Active participants461
Employer contributions$1,755,038
Employee contributions$1,713,515
Employer contribution per active participant$3,807
Average account balance$114,149
Benefits paid to participants$8,969,205
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$117.0M · 1,025 accts · $1.8M emplr
2023$111.0M · 1,036 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$102.8M · 1,024 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,584
Audit (IQPA)$15,435
Total administrative$65,143
Employer contributions to the Southwestern University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,807
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,807 per active participant
2023$3,167 per active participant
2022$4,187 per active participant

Southwestern 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 · 20243
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$27,584
KUTAK ROCK LLP · Legal$22,124
CHERRY BEKAERT LLC · Accounting / audit$15,435

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$65,143 · 0.06%
2023$14,983 · 0.01%
2022$41,290 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 741233796 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.