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Macalester College403(b)

MACALESTER COLLEGE 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · SAINT PAUL, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Macalester College reported $222,889 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,121 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 0.09% to 0.08%. 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 137th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 207th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.01 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$273,119,256
Participants with balances1,471
Active participants696
Employer contributions$4,956,188
Employee contributions$4,887,909
Employer contribution per active participant$7,121
Average account balance$185,669
Benefits paid to participants$23,828,891
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$273.1M · 1,471 accts · $5.0M emplr
2023$254.2M · 1,476 accts · $4.7M emplr
2022$229.7M · 1,477 accts · $4.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$204,458
Investment management$18,431
Total administrative$222,889
Employer contributions to the Macalester College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,121
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$7,121 per active participant
2023$6,726 per active participant
2022$6,436 per active participant

Macalester 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 · 20242
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$214,889
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment management$8,000

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$222,889 · 0.08%
2023$209,682 · 0.09%
2022$229,094 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410693962 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.