401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Follett Higher Education Group, LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $335M
- Total assets
- 5,403
- Participants
- 96th
- Percentile by assets
- $62,072
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Follett Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group, LLC · Illinois · Wholesale Trade
$335M in assets, 5,403 participants
Follett Higher Education Group, LLC's Follett Retirement Savings Plan reported $335M in total assets and 5,403 participants in its 2024 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 123,622 plans)
- #5,916 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Follett Retirement Savings Plan covers 5,403 participants in Illinois, 6.9x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $335M.
- $335M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 5,403
- covered participants
- 96th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $62,072
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Follett Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Follett Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $321M in the plan year 2023 filing to $335M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Follett Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 5,572 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,403 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Follett Retirement Savings Plan reports 5,403 participants - 6.9x that state average ($335M EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $321M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $335M |
| Net Income | $14M |
| Employer EIN | 362593135 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1985-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Follett Higher Education Group, LLC)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8,694 | $291M |
| 2023 | 1 | 5,572 | $321M |
| 2024 | 1 | 5,403 | $335M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Follett Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan $21.3B · 66,965
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $19.0B · 63,297
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $16.8B · 16,659
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $15.8B · 38,229
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $14.5B · 233,635
Scale composition for Follett Retirement Savings Plan
Follett Retirement Savings Plan reports $335M in end-of-year assets across 5,403 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $62,072 per participant (45% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $14M.
This plan identity (EIN 362593135, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $291M to $335M (+15.4%) while covered participants moved from 8,694 to 5,403 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,694 | $291M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 5,572 | $321M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 5,403 | $335M | This page |
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Follett Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- National Life Group 401(k) Plan (VT) $335M · 1,397
- Sauder Woodworking Co. Retirement and 401(k) Plan (OH) $335M · 1,803
- The Smithgroup Retirement Accumulation Plan (MI) $335M · 1,423
- Cgb Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (LA) $335M · 1,588
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Follett Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Follett Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Follett Higher Education Group, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans