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The New School403(b)

THE NEW SCHOOL 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

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

The New School reported $588,047 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,959 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.092%. 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 173rd-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 75th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.19 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 4,336 to 4,797 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$669,671,504
Participants with balances9,034
Active participants4,797
Employer contributions$14,193,427
Employee contributions$11,953,484
Employer contribution per active participant$2,959
Average account balance$74,128
Benefits paid to participants$38,166,058
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCROWE LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$669.7M · 9,034 accts · $14.2M emplr
2023$605.7M · 8,952 accts · $14.0M emplr
2022$527.1M · 8,755 accts · $12.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$378,795
Investment management$175,227
Audit (IQPA)$20,344
Total administrative$588,047
Employer contributions to the The New School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,959
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$2,959 per active participant
2023$3,003 per active participant
2022$2,836 per active participant

The New School's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$378,795
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment management$175,227
CROWE LLP · Accounting / audit$20,344
VSEEN/VILLAGE PRINT & MEDIA · Other services$13,681

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$588,047 · 0.09%
2023$439,613 · 0.08%
2022$514,278 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 133297197 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.