401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$158M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,032
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$39,253
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. · Arizona · Educational Services

$158M in assets, 4,032 participants

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.'s Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported $158M in total assets and 4,032 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #3,335 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan covers 4,032 participants in Arizona, 7.2x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $158M.

#3,335
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+27.7%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$158,269,722 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 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 2023

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,032 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $158M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 4,102 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,032 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 203356009 · Grand Canyon Education, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan · $158M · 4,032 · 94th

  • ASSETS $158M
  • ASSETS 4,032
  • ASSETS 94th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Ansell Retirement and Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3335

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 Arizona →

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$158M
Net Income$34M
Employer EIN203356009
Plan Effective Date2004-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grand Canyon Education, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grand Canyon Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$192M 54.74080769924332% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $124M $192M ▲ +54.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,102 $124M
2023 1 4,032 $158M
2024 1 4,542 $192M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.158269722 · Participants: 4032Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.691074806 · Participants: 7448Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.270882725 · Participants: 52452Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.379834679 · Participants: 28131Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.323111586 · Participants: 13105Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.021683156 · Participants: 10719Stantec 401(k) Plan
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ansell Retirement and Savings Plan in NJ ($158M); by covered participants it is Gc Services Limited Partnership Employees' Profit Sharing Plan in UT (4,032 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,032 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 27.7% during 2023, from $124M to $158M. Reported net income was $34M.
How have Grand Canyon Education, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Grand Canyon Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 54.7%, from $124M to $192M.
Where does Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ansell Retirement and Savings Plan in NJ ($158M, 497 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gc Services Limited Partnership Employees' Profit Sharing Plan in UT (4,032 participants, $77M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 203356009.

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.