401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Public Education Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$259M
Total assets Near avg plan size
5,728
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$45,266
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Public Education Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Public Education Inc. · West Virginia · Educational Services

$259M in assets, 5,728 participants

American Public Education Inc.'s American Public Education Retirement Plan reported $259M in total assets and 5,728 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.

  • #3,478 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in West Virginia

American Public Education Retirement Plan covers 5,728 participants in West Virginia, 12x the typical West Virginia plan (state average ~467 per filing). Assets: $259M.

#3,478
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

American Public Education Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Public Education Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$259,281,173 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

American Public Education Retirement 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. American Public Education Retirement Plan lands in the large band (5,728 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Public Education Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $44M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Public Education Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,951 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,728 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Public Education Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $215M in the plan year 2022 filing to $259M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 010724376 · American Public Education Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

American Public Education Retirement Plan · $259M · 5,728 · 96th

  • PART $259M
  • TYPE 5,728
  • NET 96th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Agiliti 401(k)
  • BOY ind #3478

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 West Virginia →

American Public Education Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

West Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$215M
Net Assets (End of Year)$259M
Net Income$44M
Employer EIN010724376
Plan Effective Date2002-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Public Education Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Public Education Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$303M 41.148961131176115% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $215M $303M ▲ +41.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,951 $215M
2023 1 5,728 $259M
2024 1 5,717 $303M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in West Virginia

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

American Public Education Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 00.20.40.60.811.2 Total assets ($B) Participants American Public Education Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.259281173 · Participants: 5728American Public Education Retirement PlanOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.063431645 · Participants: 1878Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Retirement PlanCamc Health System Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.718819432 · Participants: 0Camc Health System Basic Retirement PlanWest Virginia University Health System 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.255241932 · Participants: 2525West Virginia University Health System 401(k) PlanUnited Bankshares, Inc. Savings and Stock Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.227919168 · Participants: 2740United Bankshares, Inc. Savings and Stock Investment PlanWesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.212095075 · Participants: 2359Wesbanco, Inc. 401(k) Plan
American Public Education Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare American Public Education Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for American Public Education Retirement Plan

American Public Education Retirement Plan reports $259M in end-of-year assets across 5,728 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $45,266 per participant (33% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $44M.

This plan identity (EIN 010724376, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $215M to $303M (+41.1%) while covered participants moved from 2,951 to 5,717 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 2,951 $215M Open filing
2023 5,728 $259M This page
2024 · index core 5,717 $303M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

American Public Education Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Agiliti 401(k) in MN ($259M); by covered participants it is Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan in TN (5,728 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,728 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 American Public Education Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
American Public Education Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2023, from $215M to $259M. Reported net income was $44M.
How have American Public Education Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Public Education Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.1%, from $215M to $303M.
Where does American Public Education Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Public Education Retirement 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 American Public Education Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Agiliti 401(k) in MN ($259M, 5,260 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Public Education Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan in TN (5,728 participants, $4.7B 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 010724376.

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.