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McDaniel College403(b)

MCDANIEL COLLEGE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · WESTMINSTER, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.11%

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

McDaniel College reported $147,229 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,475 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 0.09% to 0.11%. 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 133rd-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 417th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.71 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$133,107,012
Participants with balances932
Active participants857
Employer contributions$1,263,886
Employee contributions$2,166,762
Employer contribution per active participant$1,475
Average account balance$142,819
Benefits paid to participants$13,670,282
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSC & H ATTEST SERVICES, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$133.1M · 932 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$131.8M · 924 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$120.6M · 934 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$44,226
Investment management$91,710
Audit (IQPA)$10,400
Total administrative$147,229
Employer contributions to the McDaniel College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,475
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,475 per active participant
2023$1,329 per active participant
2022$1,186 per active participant

McDaniel College's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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$44,226
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment management$91,710
SC & H ATTEST SERVICES, P.C. · Accounting / audit$10,400

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$147,229 · 0.11%
2023$158,071 · 0.13%
2022$116,967 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520591694 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.