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California Institute of Technology403(b)

CALTECH BASE RETIREMENT PLAN · PASADENA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.01%

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

California Institute of Technology reported $486,799 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.01% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $14,626 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 fell from 0.02% to 0.01%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 27th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 12th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $12.02 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,246,676,378
Participants with balances21,732
Active participants10,047
Employer contributions$146,950,391
Employee contributions$12,226,554
Employer contribution per active participant$14,626
Average account balance$241,426
Benefits paid to participants$303,887,918
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.2B · 21,732 accts · $147.0M emplr
2023$4.8B · 21,811 accts · $149.6M emplr
2022$4.2B · 21,282 accts · $140.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$197,235
Investment management$274,464
Audit (IQPA)$15,100
Total administrative$486,799
Employer contributions to the California Institute of Technology plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$14,626
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$14,626 per active participant
2023$13,611 per active participant
2022$13,166 per active participant

California Institute of Technology's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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$197,235
MERCER INVESTMENTS LLC · Investment advisory (plan) · Investment management$274,464
MILLER KAPLAN ARASE LLP · Accounting / audit$15,100

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

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Administrative cost history3
2024$486,799 · 0.01%
2023$542,976 · 0.01%
2022$929,414 · 0.02%
All plans at this employer2
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New York University NY$5.4B · 0.01%
Northwestern University IL$4.4B · 0.01%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 951643307 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.