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Merrimack College403(b)

MERRIMACK COLLEGE 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · NORTH ANDOVER, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Merrimack College reported $99,039 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,504 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 0.05% to 0.06%. 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 277th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 302nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.09 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,058 to 1,171 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$184,589,234
Participants with balances1,285
Active participants1,171
Employer contributions$4,103,340
Employee contributions$4,461,500
Employer contribution per active participant$3,504
Average account balance$143,649
Benefits paid to participants$8,595,301
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$184.6M · 1,285 accts · $4.1M emplr
2023$165.2M · 1,236 accts · $3.5M emplr
2022$150.1M · 1,208 accts · $3.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$99,039
Total administrative$99,039
Employer contributions to the Merrimack College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,504
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,504 per active participant
2023$5,478 per active participant
2022$2,973 per active participant

Merrimack College'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$1,075
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP · Investment advisory (plan)$50,000
CBIZ CPAS P.C. · Accounting / audit$29,850
THE ANGELL PENSION GROUP, INC. · Contract administrator$18,712

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$99,039 · 0.06%
2023$54,208 · 0.03%
2022$79,260 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042103731 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.