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Yale University403(b)

YALE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN · NEW HAVEN, CT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.03%

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

Yale University reported $2,262,486 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.03% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,356 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 0.026% to 0.029%. 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 3rd-largest of 1,106 plans among Connecticut employers on file, and the 5th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.09 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 11,507 to 13,709 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,343,162,149
Participants with balances25,378
Active participants13,709
Employer contributions$183,100,005
Employee contributions$167,840,185
Employer contribution per active participant$13,356
Average account balance$328,756
Benefits paid to participants$321,861,223
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.3B · 25,378 accts · $183.1M emplr
2023$7.4B · 24,357 accts · $166.9M emplr
2022$6.4B · 22,976 accts · $147.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$763,583
Investment management$1,426,239
Audit (IQPA)$29,675
Total administrative$2,262,486
Employer contributions to the Yale University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,356
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$13,356 per active participant
2023$12,832 per active participant
2022$12,850 per active participant

Yale University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · 20248
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$763,583
AON INVESTMENTS USA INC · Investment management$716,932
KREITLER FINANCIAL, LLC · Investment management$476,149
ASSETMARK,INC. · Investment management$93,464
TIDEWATER WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Investment management$58,230
FLEXIBLE PLAN INVESTMENTS, LTD. · Investment management$48,197
GRANT THORNTON, LLP · Accounting / audit$29,675
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK(H/O) · Investment management$27,276

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$2,262,486 · 0.03%
2023$1,934,426 · 0.03%
2022$1,773,992 · 0.03%
All plans at this employer3
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YALE UNIVERSITY TAX-DEFERRED 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN403(b)
YALE UNIVERSITY MATCHING RETIREMENT PLAN403(b)
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Duke University NC$11.0B · 0.03%
University of Rochester NY$8.0B · 0.02%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 060646973 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.