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University of Denver403(b)

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER RETIREMENT PLAN · DENVER, CO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

University of Denver reported $429,063 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,275 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 0.05%. 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 20th-largest of 1,461 plans among Colorado employers on file, and the 57th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.10 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 2,773 to 7,091 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$908,770,068
Participants with balances5,418
Active participants7,091
Employer contributions$16,131,678
Employee contributions$17,805,155
Employer contribution per active participant$2,275
Average account balance$167,732
Benefits paid to participants$74,511,121
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$908.8M · 5,418 accts · $16.1M emplr
2023$848.1M · 5,540 accts · $15.4M emplr
2022$743.7M · 5,485 accts · $14.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$429,063
Total administrative$429,063
Employer contributions to the University of Denver plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,275
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$2,275 per active participant
2023$2,091 per active participant
2022$5,244 per active participant

University of Denver's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. 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 INSURANCE AND ANNUITY · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$323,180
MULTNOMAH GROUP, INC · Consulting$73,125
KUTAK ROCK LLP · Legal$35,314

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$429,063 · 0.05%
2023$322,914 · 0.04%
2022$345,620 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 840404231 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.