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Suffolk University403(b)

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN · BOSTON, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

Suffolk University reported $364,286 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,392 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 0.072%. 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 108th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 102nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.10 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,492 to 1,700 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$531,194,433
Participants with balances2,704
Active participants1,700
Employer contributions$7,467,037
Employee contributions$8,232,329
Employer contribution per active participant$4,392
Average account balance$196,448
Benefits paid to participants$34,644,604
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$531.2M · 2,704 accts · $7.5M emplr
2023$479.4M · 2,554 accts · $7.4M emplr
2022$416.6M · 2,456 accts · $5.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$268,817
Investment management$72,643
Audit (IQPA)$17,000
Total administrative$364,286
Employer contributions to the Suffolk University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,392
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$4,392 per active participant
2023$4,678 per active participant
2022$3,380 per active participant

Suffolk University'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 · 20245
FIDELITY INV INST OPER COMP, INC. · Loan processing$198,426
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Loan processing$72,643
TIAA- TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUIT · Loan processing$67,266
CARON & BLETZER, PLLC · Accounting / audit$17,000
DAVID CARBONI DBA DKC RETIREMENT · Consulting$6,000

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$364,286 · 0.07%
2023$346,145 · 0.08%
2022$313,800 · 0.07%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042133255 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.