Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Tufts College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$903M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,038
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$179,325
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of Tufts College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$903M in assets, 5,038 participants

Trustees of Tufts College's Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported $903M in total assets and 5,038 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,659 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan covers 5,038 participants in Massachusetts, 7.7x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $903M.

#3,659
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY
9.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$903,438,342 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan lands in the large band (5,038 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$134M in the plan year 2022 filing to $108M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,023 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,038 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $796M in the plan year 2022 filing to $903M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042103634 · Trustees of Tufts College PY 2023 · Other

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan · $903M · 5,038 · 98th

  • VS-ST $903M
  • BOY 5,038
  • SCH 98th
  • EBSA Other
  • PART near Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan
  • TYPE ind #3659

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 →

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Maimonides Medical Center Tax Deferred RetirementMaimonides Medical Center Ta…$913MSaint Louis University 403(b) Annuity PlanSaint Louis University 403(b…$910MTufts University Voluntary Retirement PlanTufts University Voluntary R…$903MChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado…$898MChildren's Hospital and Health System Shared Retirement Savings PlanChildren's Hospital and Heal…$898M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$796M
Net Assets (End of Year)$903M
Net Income$108M
Employer EIN042103634
Plan Effective Date1945-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Tufts College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Tufts College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 26.056882338588927% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.62B $2.04B ▲ +25.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 11,065 $1.6B
2023 2 11,075 $1.8B
2024 2 11,323 $2.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.903438342 · Participants: 5038Tufts University Voluntary Retirement PlanThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.700618255 · Participants: 11980The Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.76566072 · Participants: 21064Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.758080647 · Participants: 8130Boston University Retirement PlanBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.396382678 · Participants: 13981Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.333339945 · Participants: 8553Northeastern University Retirement Plan
Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan reports $903M in end-of-year assets across 5,038 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $179,325 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $108M.

This plan identity (EIN 042103634, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $796M to $996M (+25.2%) while covered participants moved from 4,023 to 5,554 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,023 $796M Open filing
2023 5,038 $903M This page
2024 · index core 5,554 $996M Open filing

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

Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan in CO ($898M); by covered participants it is University of La Verne 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in CA (5,035 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,038 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2023, from $796M to $903M. Reported net income was $108M.
How have Trustees of Tufts College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Tufts College's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.1%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan in CO ($898M, 8,617 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Tufts University Voluntary Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University of La Verne 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in CA (5,035 participants, $243M in assets).