Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Berklee College of Music, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$266M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,028
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$258,281
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Berklee College of Music, Inc. · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$266M in assets, 1,028 participants

Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported $266M in total assets and 1,028 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,482 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $266M for 1,028 participants (~$258,281/participant), up 15.3% in 2023.

#3,482
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+15.3%
assets growth YoY
2.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$265,512,449 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings 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. Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,028 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$43M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,714 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,028 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $230M in the plan year 2022 filing to $266M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042300472 · Berklee College of Music, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · $266M · 1,028 · 96th

  • RANK $266M
  • RANK 1,028
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near IBEW Local Union 269 Annuity Fund
  • RANK ind #3482

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 →

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Chapman University Tax Deferred Annuity (Tda) Retirement PlanChapman University Tax Defer…$269MIBEW Local Union 269 Annuity FundIBEW Local Union 269 Annuity…$268MBerklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBerklee College of Music, In…$266MSan Diego State University Foundation Defined Contribution Retirement PlanSan Diego State University F…$262MMount Sinai Matching Contribution PlanMount Sinai Matching Contrib…$262M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$230M
Net Assets (End of Year)$266M
Net Income$35M
Employer EIN042300472
Plan Effective Date2003-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Berklee College of Music, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Berklee College of Music, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$407M 24.652632008026227% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $326M $407M ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,071 $326M
2023 2 1,342 $365M
2024 2 1,233 $407M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.265512449 · Participants: 1028Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings 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
Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is IBEW Local Union 269 Annuity Fund in NJ ($268M); by covered participants it is Regional Enterprises, Inc. 403(b) Plan in WI (1,027 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,028 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 Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.3% during 2023, from $230M to $266M. Reported net income was $35M.
How have Berklee College of Music, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Berklee College of Music, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.7%, from $326M to $407M.
Where does Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local Union 269 Annuity Fund in NJ ($268M, 868 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Berklee College of Music, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Regional Enterprises, Inc. 403(b) Plan in WI (1,027 participants, $119M in assets).