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St. Olaf College403(b)

ST. OLAF COLLEGE 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · NORTHFIELD, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

St. Olaf College reported $304,099 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,294 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 0.10%. 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 113th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 177th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.08 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 769 to 862 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$326,870,980
Participants with balances2,037
Active participants862
Employer contributions$4,563,513
Employee contributions$4,237,834
Employer contribution per active participant$5,294
Average account balance$160,467
Benefits paid to participants$19,918,620
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$326.9M · 2,037 accts · $4.6M emplr
2023$301.9M · 2,094 accts · $4.4M emplr
2022$272.5M · 2,080 accts · $4.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$203,435
Investment management$83,114
Audit (IQPA)$17,550
Total administrative$304,099
Employer contributions to the St. Olaf College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,294
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$5,294 per active participant
2023$5,491 per active participant
2022$5,395 per active participant

St. Olaf 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 · 20243
TIAA · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$206,549
MERCER INVESTMENT CONSULTING, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$80,000
BAKER TILLY US, LLP · Accounting / audit$17,550

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$304,099 · 0.10%
2023$262,607 · 0.09%
2022$267,415 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410693979 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.