Wgu 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Wgu's 401(k) 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.
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 12,381 defined-contribution plans in educational services with fewer than 100 participants.
| Wgu: employer contribution per participant | $3,476 | |
| Peer median | $1,175 |
| Wgu: average balance | $21,417 | |
| Peer median | $26,607 |
| Wgu: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.32% | |
| Peer median | 0.38% |
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 $112K at the end of plan year 2023 to $171K at the end of plan year 2024.
Other Wgu plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Wgu Retirement Savings Plan
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 | Transamerica Retirement Solutions | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Cbiz Cpas, P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 403(b) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Wgu match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Western Governors University 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $28K in employer contributions, about $3,476 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Wgu 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Western Governors University 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Wgu 401(k)?
The filing names Wgu Corporation as plan administrator; it does not list a recordkeeper.
I left Wgu. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Wgu Corporation, (801) 274-3280). The Wgu old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Wgu 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Wgu filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) 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 Wgu. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology