401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Grand Canyon University 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $100M
- Total assets
- 6,779
- Participants
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets
- $14,691
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Grand Canyon University · Arizona · Educational Services
$100M in assets, 6,779 participants
Grand Canyon University's Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported $100M in total assets and 6,779 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,500 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in Arizona
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan covers 6,779 participants in Arizona, 12x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $100M.
- $100M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 6,779
- covered participants
- 93rd
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $14,691
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Arizona filers
In Arizona, the average filing covers about 564 participants across 2,304 plans. Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reports 6,779 participants - 12x that state average ($100M EOY assets).
Arizona filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $107M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $100M |
| Net Income | -$7M |
| Employer EIN | 472507725 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2018-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Grand Canyon University)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6,779 | $100M |
| 2023 | 1 | 6,994 | $128M |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,325 | $158M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
- Banner Health Employees 401(k) Plan $3.6B · 50,602
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program $1.9B · 12,362
- Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan $1.8B · 28,320
- Stantec 401(k) Plan $1.7B · 8,764
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Master 401(k) Plan $1.3B · 9,895
Scale composition for Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reports $100M in end-of-year assets across 6,779 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $14,691 per participant (11% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$7M.
This plan identity (EIN 472507725, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $100M to $158M (+58.9%) while covered participants moved from 6,779 to 7,325 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,779 | $100M | This page |
| 2023 | 6,994 | $128M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 7,325 | $158M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan (401(k), $158M, 7,325 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Titan International, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $100M · 1,246
- Success Academy Charter Schools Retirement Plan (NY) $100M · 2,923
- The Ogden Newspapers, Inc. 401(k) Plan (WV) $100M · 1,679
- Flexera Software LLC 401(k) Plan (IL) $100M · 524
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Arizona. Compare plans
- Grand Canyon University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 58.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans