Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Harding University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$171M
Total assets Near avg plan size
700
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$243,893
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Harding University · Arkansas · Educational Services

$171M in assets, 700 participants

Harding University's Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $171M in total assets and 700 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,684 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in Arkansas

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 700 participants in Arkansas, about 25% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $171M.

#3,684
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-13.9%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $27M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$170,724,984 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (700 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 710236896 · Harding University PY 2022 · Other

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $171M · 700 · 95th

  • VS-ST $171M
  • BOY 700
  • SCH 95th
  • EBSA Other
  • PART near Rollins College Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #3684

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Shs 403(b) Plan$171MDavidson College Retirement PlanDavidson College Retirement …$171MHarding University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHarding University Defined C…$171MRollins College Retirement PlanRollins College Retirement P…$171MAtsu Employee Retirement Plan$170M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Arkansas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$198M
Net Assets (End of Year)$171M
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN710236896
Plan Effective Date1948-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harding University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Harding University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$202M 18.237394592463396% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$170M$180M$190M$200M$210M 202220232024 $171M $202M ▲ +18.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 700 $171M
2023 1 693 $189M
2024 1 673 $202M

Nearby Other Plans in Arkansas

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 0100200300400 Total assets ($M) Participants Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 170.724984 · Participants: 700Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanArkansas Children's Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 335.749717 · Participants: 4382Arkansas Children's Retirement PlanBaptist Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 308.151495 · Participants: 10693Baptist Health 403(b) PlanHendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 84.580098 · Participants: 478Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWinrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 74.415749 · Participants: 210Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution PlanBaxter Regional Medical Center 403(b) Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 67.294786 · Participants: 1841Baxter Regional Medical Center 403(b) Pension Plan
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Other by assets is Rollins College Retirement Plan in FL ($171M); by covered participants it is Goodwill of Greater Washington Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in DC (700 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($171M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (700 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.9% during 2022, from $198M to $171M. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have Harding University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harding University's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.2%, from $171M to $202M.
Where does Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rollins College Retirement Plan in FL ($171M, 2,352 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Goodwill of Greater Washington Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in DC (700 participants, $17M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 710236896.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.