401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$368M
Total assets: 1,251
Participants: 96th
Percentile by assets: $294,119
Avg per participant

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

$368M in assets, 1,251 participants

Johnson & Wales University's Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $368M in total assets and 1,251 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)
#3,433 in Educational Services (3,638 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, $368M for 1,251 participants (~$294,119/participant), up 7.3% in 2024.

$368M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,251
covered participants: 96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $294,119
avg assets per participant

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $32M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $343M in the plan year 2023 filing to $368M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,185 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,251 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Rhode Island

Industry

Educational Services

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan outranks 96% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 3.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$343M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$368M
Net Income	$25M
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 $30.1B · 240,493
Textron Savings Plan $6.1B · 26,609
Cfg Retirement Savings Plan $3.2B · 17,893
Unfi 401(k) Plan $2.8B · 26,416
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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.

Cabinetworks Group 401(k) Plan (TX) $368M · 9,211
Imperial Bag & Paper Co., LLC Employee Benefit Plan (NJ) $368M · 5,757
The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan (OH) $368M · 2,072
Harbor Freight Tools Retirement Savings Plan (CA) $368M · 20,418

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Johnson & Wales University 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.3% during 2024, from $343M to $368M. Reported net income was $25M.

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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Cabinetworks Group 401(k) Plan in TX ($368M, 9,211 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 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 050306206.