401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$343M
Total assets: 1,185
Participants: 96th
Percentile by assets: $289,430
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Johnson & Wales University · Rhode Island · Educational Services

$343M in assets, 1,185 participants

Johnson & Wales University's Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $343M in total assets and 1,185 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#3,535 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $343M for 1,185 participants (~$289,430/participant), up 10.4% in 2023.

$343M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 1,185
covered participants: 96th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $289,430
avg assets per participant

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$84M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $311M in the plan year 2022 filing to $343M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,226 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,185 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Rhode Island

Industry

Educational Services

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan outranks 96% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 3.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$311M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$343M
Net Income	$32M
Employer EIN	050306206
Plan Effective Date	2006-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Johnson & Wales University)

Total plan assets by year, all Johnson & Wales University plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	1,226	$311M
2023	1	1,185	$343M
2024	1	1,251	$368M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Rhode Island

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

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants

CVS Health Future Fund 401(k) Plan $27.6B · 265,760
Textron Savings Plan $5.7B · 26,580
Cfg Retirement Savings Plan $2.9B · 19,047
Unfi 401(k) Plan $2.7B · 25,475
Fm Global 401(k) Savings Plan $1.7B · 4,295

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Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Shutterfly, LLC 401(k) Plan (CA) $343M · 6,670
Tpg Global, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) $343M · 877
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Savings Plan (NY) $343M · 338
Promega Salary Deferral Profit Sharing Plan (WI) $342M · 1,443

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.4% during 2023, from $311M to $343M. Reported net income was $32M.

How have Johnson & Wales University plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Johnson & Wales University's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.4%, from $311M to $368M.

Where does Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shutterfly, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA ($343M, 6,670 participants).

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Johnson & Wales University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans

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 050306206.