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Washington University in St. Louis403(b)

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · ST. LOUIS, MO · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.02%

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

Washington University in St. Louis reported $1,368,312 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.02% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,859 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 0.016% to 0.019%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 2nd-largest of 1,393 plans among Missouri employers on file, and the 7th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.17 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 18,770 to 27,547 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,482,659,080
Participants with balances34,171
Active participants27,547
Employer contributions$161,394,476
Employee contributions$189,417,417
Employer contribution per active participant$5,859
Average account balance$218,977
Benefits paid to participants$446,451,715
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.5B · 34,171 accts · $161.4M emplr
2023$6.7B · 31,936 accts · $135.5M emplr
2022$5.9B · 29,719 accts · $115.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,261,496
Investment management$75,000
Audit (IQPA)$27,400
Total administrative$1,368,312
Employer contributions to the Washington University in St. Louis plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,859
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$5,859 per active participant
2023$5,021 per active participant
2022$6,144 per active participant

Washington University in St. Louis's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 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$1,261,497
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment management$75,000
FORVIS MAZARS, LLP · Accounting / audit$27,400

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$1,368,312 · 0.02%
2023$1,148,561 · 0.02%
2022$993,967 · 0.02%
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Yale University CT$8.3B · 0.03%
University of Rochester NY$8.0B · 0.02%
New York University NY$5.4B · 0.01%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 430653611 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.