Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

William Marsh Rice University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$666M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,213
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$127,783
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by William Marsh Rice University · Texas · Educational Services

$666M in assets, 5,213 participants

William Marsh Rice University's William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported $666M in total assets and 5,213 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,930 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in Texas

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan covers 5,213 participants in Texas, 7.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $666M.

#3,930
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-13.8%
assets change YoY
6.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $107M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$666,130,269 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (5,213 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 741109620 · William Marsh Rice University PY 2022 · Other

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan · $666M · 5,213 · 98th

  • BOOK $666M
  • VS-ST 5,213
  • BOY 98th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions
  • PART ind #3930

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Rockefeller University Retirement PlanThe Rockefeller University R…$672MNyu Grossman School of Medicine Management and Staff 403(b) Retirement PlanNyu Grossman School of Medic…$670MAspirus, Inc. Retirement Plan$668MWilliam Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanWilliam Marsh Rice Universit…$666MNebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching ContributionsNebraska Medicine Retirement…$664M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$773M
Net Assets (End of Year)$666M
Net Income-$107M
Employer EIN741109620
Plan Effective Date2007-01-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (William Marsh Rice University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All William Marsh Rice University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 28.39537525284212% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B 202220232024 $1.38B $1.78B ▲ +29.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,050 $1.4B
2023 2 12,121 $1.6B
2024 2 12,012 $1.8B

Nearby Other Plans in Texas

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 0.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.666130269 · Participants: 5213William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanMemorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.20173657 · Participants: 28410Memorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings PlanThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital, Total assets ($B): 1.955231306 · Participants: 28126The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist HospitalBaylor College of Medicine Section 403b, Total assets ($B): 1.634224741 · Participants: 12275Baylor College of Medicine Section 403bThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's Hospital, Total assets ($B): 1.475271679 · Participants: 14185The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's HospitalSouthwest Research Institute Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.372219413 · Participants: 2825Southwest Research Institute Retirement Plan
William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reports $666M in end-of-year assets across 5,213 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $127,783 per participant (92% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$107M.

This plan identity (EIN 741109620, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $666M to $848M (+27.3%) while covered participants moved from 5,213 to 5,225 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,213 $666M This page
2023 5,345 $764M Open filing
2024 · index core 5,225 $848M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Other by assets is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions in NE ($664M); by covered participants it is Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. Matching Savings Plan in NC (5,217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,213 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.8% during 2022, from $773M to $666M. Reported net income was -$107M.
How have William Marsh Rice University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), William Marsh Rice University's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.4%, from $1.4B to $1.8B.
Where does William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions in NE ($664M, 9,278 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. Matching Savings Plan in NC (5,217 participants, $328M in assets).