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Teacher's College, Columbia University403(b)

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DC RETIREMENT PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Teacher's College, Columbia University reported $269,986 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,700 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 fell from 0.06% to 0.05%. 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 205th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 92nd of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.16 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 1,350 to 2,205 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$563,941,525
Participants with balances2,689
Active participants2,205
Employer contributions$8,159,117
Employee contributions$7,008,490
Employer contribution per active participant$3,700
Average account balance$209,722
Benefits paid to participants$33,194,778
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Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$563.9M · 2,689 accts · $8.2M emplr
2023$518.6M · 2,637 accts · $7.8M emplr
2022$461.9M · 2,577 accts · $7.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$188,018
Investment management$63,468
Audit (IQPA)$18,500
Total administrative$269,986
Employer contributions to the Teacher's College, Columbia University plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,700
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$3,700 per active participant
2023$3,446 per active participant
2022$5,805 per active participant

Teacher's College, Columbia University's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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$188,018
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment management$63,468
WISS & COMPANY, LLP · Accounting / audit$18,500

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$269,986 · 0.05%
2023$302,100 · 0.06%
2022$317,256 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 131624202 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.