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Southern Methodist University403(b)

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN · DALLAS, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Southern Methodist University reported $514,694 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $14,119 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 0.04% to 0.05%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 104th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 46th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $2.21 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,147,372,151
Participants with balances4,921
Active participants2,417
Employer contributions$34,124,898
Employee contributions$15,460,511
Employer contribution per active participant$14,119
Average account balance$233,158
Benefits paid to participants$84,421,919
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.1B · 4,921 accts · $34.1M emplr
2023$1.0B · 4,887 accts · $31.5M emplr
2022$932.2M · 4,853 accts · $30.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$455,397
Investment management$59,297
Total administrative$514,694
Employer contributions to the Southern Methodist University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$14,119
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$14,119 per active participant
2023$13,586 per active participant
2022$13,516 per active participant

Southern Methodist University's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · 20247
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$455,397
THE GARDNER GROUP · Investment advisory (participants)$20,785
BEAIRD HARRIS · Investment advisory (participants)$13,601
TRUE NORTH ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$6,508
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC · Securities brokerage$4,206
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES · Securities brokerageindirect comp
MID ATLANTIC CAPITAL CORPORATION · Securities brokerageindirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Transamerica
2023Transamerica

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Administrative cost history3
2024$514,694 · 0.05%
2023$499,945 · 0.05%
2022$426,033 · 0.04%
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Howard University DC$1.2B · 0.06%
Villanova University PA$1.2B · 0.03%
Long Island University NY$1.1B · 0.03%
Trustees of Tufts College MA$1.0B · 0.05%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 750800689 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.