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Washington College403(b)

WASHINGTON COLLEGE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · CHESTERTOWN, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

Washington College reported $70,881 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,195 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 0.071%. 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 169th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 506th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 444 to 519 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$103,720,399
Participants with balances1,141
Active participants519
Employer contributions$1,139,188
Employee contributions$1,998,703
Employer contribution per active participant$2,195
Average account balance$90,903
Benefits paid to participants$7,614,013
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$103.7M · 1,141 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$95.7M · 1,121 accts · $855K emplr
2022$85.7M · 1,069 accts · $350K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$42,912
Investment management$13,500
Audit (IQPA)$14,469
Total administrative$70,881
Employer contributions to the Washington College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,195
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,195 per active participant
2023$1,723 per active participant
2022$788 per active participant

Washington College'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 · 20244
CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN · Accounting / audit$18,860
CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN · Accounting / audit$16,215
CBIZ INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES · Investment advisory (plan)$13,500

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$70,881 · 0.07%
2023$55,366 · 0.06%
2022$66,219 · 0.07%
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Stevenson University, Inc. MD$117.8M · 0.10%
Gilman School MD$108.2M · 0.11%
Connections Education, LLC. MD$106.4M · 0.14%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520591691 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.