401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Grand Canyon University 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $158M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 7,325
- Participants Very large workforce
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $21,608
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Grand Canyon University · Arizona · Educational Services
$158M in assets, 7,325 participants
Grand Canyon University's Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported $158M in total assets and 7,325 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- #3,221 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Arizona
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan covers 7,325 participants in Arizona, 13x the typical Arizona plan (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $158M.
- #3,221
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +23.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$158,279,196 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 University 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 University Employees 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (7,325 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $128M in the plan year 2023 filing to $158M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6,994 in the plan year 2023 filing to 7,325 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $29M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 472507725 · Grand Canyon University PY 2024 · 401(k)
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan · $158M · 7,325 · 93rd
- ASSETS $158M
- PCT 7,325
- EIN 93rd
- RANK 401(k)
- PHOTO near U.a. Local 467 Defined Contribution Plan
- IND ind #3221
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 University Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Arizona filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $128M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $158M |
| Net Income | $30M |
| Employer EIN | 472507725 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2018-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Grand Canyon University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Grand Canyon University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $158M 58.926763759417035% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6,779 | $100M |
| 2023 | 1 | 6,994 | $128M |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,325 | $158M |
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
Scale composition for Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan reports $158M in end-of-year assets across 7,325 participants (0.001% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $21,608 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $30M.
This plan identity (EIN 472507725, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $100M to $158M (+58.9%) while covered participants moved from 6,779 to 7,325 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,779 | $100M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 6,994 | $128M | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 7,325 | $158M | This page |
Grand Canyon University Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is U.a. Local 467 Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($158M); by covered participants it is Sealed Air Corporation 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in NC (7,324 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($158M here).
- U.a. Local 467 Defined Contribution Plan (CA) $158M · 840
- Roper Technologies, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan (FL) $158M · 169
- Allan Myers Hourly Retirement Plan (PA) $158M · 1,463
- Phinia Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (MI) $158M · 414
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,325 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Sealed Air Corporation 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (NC) 7,324 · 1 off
- Simmons Foods, Inc. 401(k) Retirement and Trust Plan (AR) 7,323 · 2 off
- Barrick Retirement Plan (NV) 7,327 · 2 off
- Pmg Services, Inc. Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan (FL) 7,318 · 7 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.