Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

William Marsh Rice University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$764M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,345
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,881
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

$764M in assets, 5,345 participants

William Marsh Rice University's William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported $764M in total assets and 5,345 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.

  • #3,643 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Texas

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan covers 5,345 participants in Texas, 7.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $764M.

#3,643
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+14.6%
assets growth YoY
7.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$763,696,889 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

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) 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. William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (5,345 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported net income rose from -$107M in the plan year 2022 filing to $98M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $666M in the plan year 2022 filing to $764M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 5,213 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,345 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 741109620 · William Marsh Rice University PY 2023 · Other

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan · $764M · 5,345 · 98th

  • EBSA $764M
  • PART 5,345
  • TYPE 98th
  • NET Other
  • BOOK near The Rockefeller University Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #3643

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

Summa Health 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanSumma Health 403(b) Retireme…$768MWilliam Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanWilliam Marsh Rice Universit…$764MThe Rockefeller University Retirement PlanThe Rockefeller University R…$761MUniversity of Miami Supplemental Retirement Annuity ProgramUniversity of Miami Suppleme…$758MNationwide Children's Hospital Inc 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanNationwide Children's Hospit…$754M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$666M
Net Assets (End of Year)$764M
Net Income$98M
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. 010000200003000040000 0.511.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.763696889 · Participants: 5345William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanMemorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.784471529 · Participants: 30949Memorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings PlanThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital, Total assets ($B): 2.483619821 · Participants: 29975The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist HospitalBaylor College of Medicine Section 403b, Total assets ($B): 1.920721689 · Participants: 12679Baylor College of Medicine Section 403bThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's Hospital, Total assets ($B): 1.837550608 · Participants: 15456The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's HospitalSouthwest Research Institute Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.54942102 · Participants: 2831Southwest 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 $764M in end-of-year assets across 5,345 participants (0.006% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $142,881 per participant (1.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $98M.

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 Open filing
2023 5,345 $764M This page
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 The Rockefeller University Retirement Plan in NY ($761M); by covered participants it is Childrens Hospitals and Clinics Matched Savings Plan in MN (5,331 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,345 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 William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.6% during 2023, from $666M to $764M. Reported net income was $98M.
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 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 William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Rockefeller University Retirement Plan in NY ($761M, 1,330 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 Childrens Hospitals and Clinics Matched Savings Plan in MN (5,331 participants, $820M in assets).