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.

State
Industry
Educational Services

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 TypeOther
Employer EIN591083502
Plan Effective Date1967-11-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)

$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.83B $1.03B ▲ +24.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Nova Southeastern University, Inc. 401(k) plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,520 $827M
2023 2 6,690 $936M
2024 2 6,885 $1.0B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is in the Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan)?
As of the 2022 Form 5500 filing, Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) holds $429M in total assets with 1,614 participants. It is sponsored by Nova Southeastern University, Inc..
What type of plan is 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 plan. It has been effective since 1967-11-30. The plan is filed with the U.S. Department of Labor under EIN 591083502.
Who sponsors the 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 sponsored by Nova Southeastern University, Inc., located in Florida. The sponsor's EIN is 591083502 and the plan operates in the Educational Services industry.
How did Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) perform in 2022?
Nova Southeastern University 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Nova Southeastern University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan) declined sharply - down 15.9% during 2022, moving from $511M to $429M in total assets. Net income was -$81M.

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
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  • 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.

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

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.