Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Harding University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $189M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 693
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $273,181
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Harding University · Arkansas · Educational Services
$189M in assets, 693 participants
Harding University's Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $189M in total assets and 693 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #3,396 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in Arkansas
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 693 participants in Arkansas, about 25% of the average Arkansas filer (state average ~2,784 per filing). Assets: $189M.
- #3,396
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +10.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$189,314,679 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (693 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $171M in the plan year 2022 filing to $189M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 700 in the plan year 2022 filing to 693 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 710236896 · Harding University PY 2023 · Other
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $189M · 693 · 95th
- ASSETS $189M
- ASSETS 693
- ASSETS 95th
- ASSETS Other
- ASSETS near Kettering University Retirement Plan
- ASSETS ind #3396
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 Arkansas →
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Arkansas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $171M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $189M |
| Net Income | $19M |
| Employer EIN | 710236896 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1948-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Harding University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Harding University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $202M 18.237394592463396% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 700 | $171M |
| 2023 | 1 | 693 | $189M |
| 2024 | 1 | 673 | $202M |
Nearby Other Plans in Arkansas
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Arkansas Children's Retirement Plan $392M · 4,803
- Baptist Health 403(b) Plan $376M · 10,987
- Hendrix College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $95M · 483
- Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development Defined Contribution Plan $85M · 241
- Baxter Regional Medical Center 403(b) Pension Plan $78M · 1,633
Harding University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Arkansas, the nearest Other by assets is Kettering University Retirement Plan in MI ($189M); by covered participants it is Macalester College 403(b) Retirement Plan in MN (693 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($189M here).
- Kettering University Retirement Plan (MI) $189M · 357
- Lesley University Retirement Plan (MA) $190M · 714
- Northeast District Council of the Opcmia Annuity Fund (NY) $190M · 1,224
- Brigham Young University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (UT) $191M · 7,029
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (693 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.