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University of St. Thomas403(b)

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN · HOUSTON, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

University of St. Thomas reported $238,240 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,066 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 0.29% to 0.35%. 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 835th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 704th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.61 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 752 to 1,190 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$70,627,043
Participants with balances975
Active participants1,190
Employer contributions$1,268,151
Employee contributions$2,044,362
Employer contribution per active participant$1,066
Average account balance$72,438
Benefits paid to participants$5,077,212
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$70.6M · 975 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$64.3M · 707 accts · $1.3M emplr
2022$57.5M · 1,009 accts · $1.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$115,107
Investment management$123,133
Total administrative$238,240
Employer contributions to the University of St. Thomas plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,066
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,066 per active participant
2023$1,462 per active participant
2022$1,747 per active participant

University of St. Thomas's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20242
VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES CO. · Custodial (securities) · Investment advisory (participants)$173,750
VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO · Custodial (securities) · Investment management$1,532

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$238,240 · 0.35%
2023$261,055 · 0.43%
2022$181,799 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 741277664 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.