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Wheaton College403(b)

WHEATON COLLEGE RETIREMENT PLAN · NORTON, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Wheaton College reported $160,815 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,571 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 0.05% to 0.08%. 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 245th-largest of 2,726 plans among Massachusetts employers on file, and the 266th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$213,498,670
Participants with balances1,620
Active participants593
Employer contributions$1,524,509
Employee contributions$2,670,443
Employer contribution per active participant$2,571
Average account balance$131,789
Benefits paid to participants$14,555,023
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorRSM US LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$213.5M · 1,620 accts · $1.5M emplr
2023$199.5M · 1,555 accts · $2.1M emplr
2022$180.9M · 1,509 accts · $2.5M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$160,815
Total administrative$160,815
Employer contributions to the Wheaton College plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,571
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,571 per active participant
2023$3,899 per active participant
2022$4,481 per active participant

Wheaton College's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20244
TIAA$98,057
RSM US LLP$26,865
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS · Investment advisory (plan)$23,500
THE ANGELL PENSION GROUP, INC · Other services$13,668

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$160,815 · 0.08%
2023$139,597 · 0.07%
2022$104,088 · 0.05%
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Springfield College MA$245.8M · 0.03%
Stonehill College MA$239.9M · 0.10%
Ef Services, Inc. MA$230.2M · 0.17%
Lesley University MA$196.0M · 0.09%
Merrimack College MA$184.6M · 0.06%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 042103638 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.