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Lasell University403(b)

LASELL UNIVERSITY 403(B) PLAN · NEWTON, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Lasell University reported $35,161 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,312 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 0.08% to 0.05%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 529th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 698th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.21 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$71,810,046
Participants with balances607
Active participants324
Employer contributions$749,132
Employee contributions$1,654,651
Employer contribution per active participant$2,312
Average account balance$118,303
Benefits paid to participants$5,246,044
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$0 · $113K emplr
2024$71.8M · 607 accts · $749K emplr
2023$66.8M · 605 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$61.5M · 602 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$983
Investment management$23,808
Audit (IQPA)$10,370
Total administrative$35,161
Employer contributions to the Lasell University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,312
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,312 per active participant
2023$3,327 per active participant
2022$3,187 per active participant

Lasell University's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20244
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$2,914
HARVARD SQUARE FINANCIAL PLANNING · Investment management$13,960
CBIZ CPAS P.C. · Accounting / audit$10,370
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment management$7,917

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

Recordkeeper by year3
2025TIAA
2024TIAA
2023TIAA

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Administrative cost history4
2025Not separately reported
2024$35,161 · 0.05%
2023$38,164 · 0.06%
2022$50,048 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042103585 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.