401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Grand Canyon University 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$128M
Total assets Near avg plan size
6,994
Participants Above avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$18,361
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Grand Canyon University · Arizona · Educational Services

$128M in assets, 6,994 participants

Grand Canyon University's Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported $128M in total assets and 6,994 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,276 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan covers 6,994 participants in Arizona, 12x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $128M.

#3,276
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+28.9%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$128,415,445 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 University 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 University Employees 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (6,994 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $100M in the plan year 2022 filing to $128M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6,779 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,994 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 472507725 · Grand Canyon University PY 2023 · 401(k)

Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan · $128M · 6,994 · 93rd

  • ASSETS $128M
  • ASSETS 6,994
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Acme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #3276

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 University Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Qcr Holdings, Inc. 401(k) PlanQcr Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Pl…$128MBoart Longyear Company 401(k) Savings PlanBoart Longyear Company 401(k…$128MGrand Canyon University Employees 401(k) PlanGrand Canyon University Empl…$128MAcme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings PlanAcme Brick Company 401(k) Re…$128MChristie's Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanChristie's Inc. 401(k) Savin…$128M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Grand Canyon University 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)$100M
Net Assets (End of Year)$128M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN472507725
Plan Effective Date2018-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grand Canyon University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grand Canyon University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$158M 58.926763759417035% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $99.6M $158M ▲ +58.9%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.128415445 · Participants: 6994Grand Canyon University 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 University Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan

Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reports $128M in end-of-year assets across 6,994 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 $18,361 per participant (13% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $29M.

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 Open filing
2023 6,994 $128M This page
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's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Acme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in TX ($128M); by covered participants it is Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (6,993 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($128M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,994 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 University Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 28.9% during 2023, from $100M to $128M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have Grand Canyon University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Grand Canyon University's sponsor-wide assets grew 58.9%, from $100M to $158M.
Where does Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 University Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Acme Brick Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in TX ($128M, 1,771 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in NJ (6,993 participants, $2.3B 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 472507725.

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.