Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Nova Southeastern University, Inc. Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $429M
- Total assets
- 1,614
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $266,094
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) · Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University, Inc. · Florida · Educational Services
$429M in assets, 1,614 participants
Nova Southeastern University, Inc.'s Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) reported $429M in total assets and 1,614 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
What the 2022 filing shows
Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) holds $429M for 1,614 participants - about $266,094 per participant, in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, down 15.9% over the 2022 plan year.
- $429M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,614
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $266,094
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $81M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
What the Filing Says About Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan)
Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) is an Other retirement plan sponsored by Nova Southeastern University, Inc., headquartered in Florida. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2022 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $429M in total end-of-year assets and covers 1,614 participants across the Educational Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 591083502, and the plan has been effective since 1967-11-30. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets declined sharply from $511M at the beginning of 2022 to $429M at year-end - down 15.9%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $429M, with reported net income of -$81M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.
Across the 3 plan years Nova Southeastern University, Inc. has on file with PlainRetire (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $827M to $1.0B, a gain of 24.3%, while reported participants moved from 6,520 to 6,885 (+5.6%). The strongest year on file by total sponsor assets was 2024 at $1.0B; the softest was 2022 at $827M. Year-by-year, sponsor-wide filings show: 2022 - $827M in assets across 2 plans covering 6,520 participants; 2023 - $936M in assets across 2 plans covering 6,690 participants; 2024 - $1.0B in assets across 2 plans covering 6,885 participants.
By assets, Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) outranks 98% of the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 4.3x the national average plan size of $100M and 730 average participants.
Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows, a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.
How the percentile is calculated: we count every plan that filed a 2022 Form 5500 with a reported end-of-year asset figure (139,258 plans), rank Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) against all of them by total assets, and report the share of those plans it outranks. A plan reporting no asset figure for the year is excluded from the ranking rather than assumed to be zero.
Financial Summary (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $511M |
|---|---|
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $429M |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $429M |
| Net Income | -$81M |
| Plan Type | Other |
| Employer EIN | 591083502 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1967-11-30 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 6,520 | $827M |
| 2023 | 2 | 6,690 | $936M |
| 2024 | 2 | 6,885 | $1.0B |
Nearby Other Plans in Florida
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) vs. nearby Other plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
- Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan $1.9B · 22,860
- University of Miami Retirement Savings Plan $1.4B · 12,294
- Orlando Health Retirement Savings Plan 403b $1.2B · 23,753
- Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for Faculty of the University of Miami $1.0B · 1,019
- The Nemours Foundation Section 403(b) Plan $924M · 7,882
Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) by total assets, not by location.
- Navicent Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (GA) $430M · 6,281
- Stormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) Plan (KS) $430M · 5,334
- Employee Retirement Savings Plan - Premier Health Partners (OH) $428M · 11,790
- Overlake Hospital Medical Center 403(b)Retirement Plan (WA) $435M · 3,301
Frequently Asked Questions
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What this filing means
Ways to act on Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan)'s numbers.
- By total assets, Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in Florida. Compare plans
- Nova Southeastern University, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans
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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 591083502.
Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.
Reference: IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-24.