Carleton College

Northfield, MN EducationNAICS 611000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,131Participants+43% vs. prior year
$2.7MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#3 of 9Education in MNBy participants

Overview

Carleton College sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,131 participants in plan year 2025, up 43% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,131 · prior year 793
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Carleton College Health & Welfare Comprehensive Benefit Plan, plan 510 (1,131 participants)
Broker compensation
$133K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability1,604$721K$127K
Delta Dental of MinnesotaDental1,272$624K—
Vision Service PlanVision434$64K$6K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$2.7M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,131 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$70K–$172K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$20K–$51K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$30K–$62K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$13K–$39K
PBM contract terms$7K–$20K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Carleton College
Sponsor EIN
41-0694747
Plan number
510
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-0694747 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Carleton College Defined Contribution Plan
Type
Defined contribution plan
Participants
2,232

About this data

Source: Carleton College's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Carleton College.

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