401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$364M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,036
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,254
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Strategic Education, Inc. · Virginia · Educational Services

$364M in assets, 4,036 participants

Strategic Education, Inc.'s Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $364M in total assets and 4,036 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,549 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 4,036 participants in Virginia, 5.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $364M.

#3,549
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+17.9%
assets growth YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$364,263,762 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Strategic Education, Inc. 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. Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,036 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $309M in the plan year 2022 filing to $364M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 3,980 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,036 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 521975978 · Strategic Education, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $364M · 4,036 · 97th

  • ASSETS $364M
  • PCT 4,036
  • EIN 97th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • IND ind #3549

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 Virginia →

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$309M
Net Assets (End of Year)$364M
Net Income$55M
Employer EIN521975978
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Strategic Education, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Strategic Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$417M 34.817965651524645% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $309M $417M ▲ +34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,980 $309M
2023 1 4,036 $364M
2024 1 4,031 $417M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.364263762 · Participants: 4036Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($364M); by covered participants it is Digi-Key Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MN (4,036 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($364M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,036 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 Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.9% during 2023, from $309M to $364M. Reported net income was $55M.
How have Strategic Education, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Strategic Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.8%, from $309M to $417M.
Where does Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($364M, 1,083 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Digi-Key Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MN (4,036 participants, $444M 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 521975978.

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.