Southern College of Optometry403(b)

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

Southern College of Optometry reported $139,334 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,376 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.18%. 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 201st-largest of 1,496 plans among Tennessee employers on file, and the 646th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.87 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 208 to 241 since 2022.