401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $192M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 4,542
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $42,214
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. · Arizona · Educational Services
$192M in assets, 4,542 participants
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.'s Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported $192M in total assets and 4,542 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #3,275 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Arizona
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan covers 4,542 participants in Arizona, 8.1x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $192M.
- #3,275
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +21.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.9×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$191,737,317 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,542 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $158M in the plan year 2023 filing to $192M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 4,032 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,542 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $34M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 203356009 · Grand Canyon Education, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan · $192M · 4,542 · 94th
- EOY $192M
- 5500 4,542
- ASSETS 94th
- PCT 401(k)
- EIN near G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 401(k) Plan
- RANK ind #3275
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 Arizona →
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Arizona filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $158M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $192M |
| Net Income | $33M |
| Employer EIN | 203356009 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2004-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Grand Canyon Education, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Grand Canyon Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $192M 54.74080769924332% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 4,102 | $124M |
| 2023 | 1 | 4,032 | $158M |
| 2024 | 1 | 4,542 | $192M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Bechtel Trust & Thrift Plan $6.1B · 7,971
- Banner Health Employees 401(k) Plan $4.9B · 54,731
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program $2.7B · 13,770
- Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan $2.7B · 32,629
- Stantec 401(k) Plan $2.3B · 11,603
Grand Canyon Education Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 401(k) Plan in NY ($192M); by covered participants it is The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in CT (4,541 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($192M here).
- G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. 401(k) Plan (NY) $192M · 1,663
- Wellsky Corporation 401(k) Plan (KS) $192M · 2,185
- The Baton Rouge Clinic (a Medical Corporation) 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (LA) $192M · 598
- Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan B (MN) $192M · 3,218
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,542 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (CT) 4,541 · 1 off
- Roush 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (MI) 4,543 · 1 off
- Lg Energy Solution Michigan, Inc. 401(k) Plan (MI) 4,541 · 1 off
- Sportsman's Warehouse 401(k) Savings Plan Plan (UT) 4,545 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.