Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Trustees of Boston University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
12,377
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$108,230
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Boston University · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$1.3B in assets, 12,377 participants

Trustees of Boston University's Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan reported $1.3B in total assets and 12,377 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #3,973 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan covers 12,377 participants in Massachusetts, 19x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

#3,973
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-13.3%
assets change YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $206M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,339,557,889 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan is a mega filing (12,377 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042103547 · Trustees of Boston University PY 2022 · Other

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan · $1.3B · 12,377 · 99th

  • BOY $1.3B
  • BOY 12,377
  • BOY 99th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Fordham University Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #3973

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 Massachusetts →

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The George Washington University Supplemental Retirement PlanThe George Washington Univer…$1.4BUniversity of Miami Retirement Savings PlanUniversity of Miami Retireme…$1.4BBoston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings PlanBoston University Supplement…$1.3BFordham University Retirement PlanFordham University Retiremen…$1.3BPrinceton University Retirement Savings PlanPrinceton University Retirem…$1.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income-$206M
Employer EIN042103547
Plan Effective Date1974-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Boston University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Boston University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.7B 23.918430112883314% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.8B $4.71B ▲ +23.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 20,422 $3.8B
2023 2 20,781 $4.3B
2024 2 21,042 $4.7B

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 500010000150002000025000 12345 Total assets ($B) Participants Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.339557889 · Participants: 12377Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings PlanThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.147643081 · Participants: 12320The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.162431633 · Participants: 21269Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.46303455 · Participants: 8045Boston University Retirement PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.895761726 · Participants: 9310Northeastern University Retirement PlanBoston Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.223515051 · Participants: 8481Boston Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan
Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 12,377 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $108,230 per participant (78% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$206M.

This plan identity (EIN 042103547, plan #005) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.3B to $1.7B (+29.6%) while covered participants moved from 12,377 to 12,869 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,377 $1.3B This page
2023 12,651 $1.6B Open filing
2024 · index core 12,869 $1.7B Open filing

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

Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Fordham University Retirement Plan in NY ($1.3B); by covered participants it is Main Line Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (12,395 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,377 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 Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2022, from $1.5B to $1.3B. Reported net income was -$206M.
How have Trustees of Boston University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Boston University's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.9%, from $3.8B to $4.7B.
Where does Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fordham University Retirement Plan in NY ($1.3B, 2,950 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Main Line Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (12,395 participants, $1.2B in assets).