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Bryn Mawr College403(b)

BRYN MAWR COLLEGE RETIREMENT PLAN · BRYN MAWR, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Bryn Mawr College reported $236,142 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,858 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.065% to 0.074%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 204th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 175th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.40 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 791 to 885 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$329,344,703
Participants with balances1,848
Active participants885
Employer contributions$6,069,295
Employee contributions$4,320,808
Employer contribution per active participant$6,858
Average account balance$178,217
Benefits paid to participants$25,758,104
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$329.3M · 1,848 accts · $6.1M emplr
2023$306.0M · 1,808 accts · $5.6M emplr
2022$274.9M · 1,796 accts · $5.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$153,466
Investment management$50,600
Audit (IQPA)$30,450
Total administrative$236,142
Employer contributions to the Bryn Mawr College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,858
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$6,858 per active participant
2023$6,501 per active participant
2022$6,464 per active participant

Bryn Mawr College's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$153,465
MMA SECURITIES LLC · Consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$49,500
GRANT THORNTON LLP · Accounting / audit$30,450

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024TIAA
2023TIAA, Transamerica

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Bryn Mawr College before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$236,142 · 0.07%
2023$129,097 · 0.04%
2022$197,099 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 231352621 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.