Graduate Management Admission Council 403(b) match, vesting and fees
What Graduate Management Admission Council's 403(b) plan says about matching contributions
Plan features
Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.
| Recordkeeper | Principal Life Insurance Company | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Cliftonlarsonallen LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 403(b) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 590 defined-contribution plans in educational services with 100 to 499 participants.
| Graduate Management Admission Council: employer contribution per participant | $4,653 | |
| Peer median | $1,800 |
| Graduate Management Admission Council: average balance | $270,925 | |
| Peer median | $72,234 |
| Graduate Management Admission Council: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.16% | |
| Peer median | 0.18% |
Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.
Plan history
Plan assets went from $49.3M at the end of plan year 2021 to $53.6M at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 201 | $53.6M | $921K | $4,653 | 0.16% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2024 | 203 | $46.6M | $902K | $4,512 | 0.17% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 200 | $43.3M | $823K | $4,176 | 0.16% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 196 | $38.8M | $778K | $4,031 | 0.14% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 183 | $49.3M | $645K | $3,527 | 0.19% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Graduate Management Admission Council match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Graduate Management Admission Council Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $921K in employer contributions, about $4,653 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Graduate Management Admission Council 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Graduate Management Admission Council Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Graduate Management Admission Council 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Graduate Management Admission Council.
I left Graduate Management Admission Council. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Graduate Management Admission Council, (703) 668-9605) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Graduate Management Admission Council old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Graduate Management Admission Council 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Graduate Management Admission Council filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Graduate Management Admission Council. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology