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Study Group USA Higher Education, LLC401(k)

STUDY GROUP USA HIGHER EDUCATION, LLC 401K PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.64%

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

Study Group USA Higher Education, LLC reported $23,959 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.64% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,442 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.46% to 0.64%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Illinois (3,086th of 3,702), and 2,613th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $4.46 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,010,828
Participants with balances78
Active participants38
Employer contributions$54,813
Employee contributions$244,282
Employer contribution per active participant$1,442
Average account balance$51,421
Benefits paid to participants$410,321
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$4.0M · 78 accts · $55K emplr
2022$3.5M · 110 accts · $60K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$23,959
Total administrative$23,959
The Study Group USA Higher Education, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,442
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$1,442 per active participant
2022$1,179 per active participant

Study Group USA Higher Education, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$9,429
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$1,952
ASCENSUS HOLDINGS INC DBA · Contract administrator$838

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$23,959 · 0.64%
2022$17,054 · 0.46%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 201814606 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.