Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Baylor College of Medicine Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
12,679
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$151,488
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b · Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine · Texas · Educational Services

$1.9B in assets, 12,679 participants

Baylor College of Medicine's Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b reported $1.9B in total assets and 12,679 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,694 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b covers 12,679 participants in Texas, 18x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#3,694
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+17.5%
assets growth YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b's outsized position by total assets

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,920,721,689 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b is a mega filing (12,679 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b reported net income rose from -$287M in the plan year 2022 filing to $286M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b end-of-year assets rose from $1.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b reported participants rose from 12,275 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12,679 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 741613878 · Baylor College of Medicine PY 2023 · Other

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b · $1.9B · 12,679 · 99th

  • EOY $1.9B
  • 5500 12,679
  • ASSETS 99th
  • PCT Other
  • EIN near Norton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #3694

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 →

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b in the asset neighbourhood

Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan of the University of PennsylvaniaSupplemental Retirement Annu…$2.0BFaculty and Key Administrative Employee's Retirement Plan aFaculty and Key Administrati…$2.0BBaylor College of Medicine Section 403bBaylor College of Medicine S…$1.9BNorton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanNorton Healthcare 403(b) Ret…$1.9BFroedtert Health, Inc. 403(b) PlanFroedtert Health, Inc. 403(b…$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income$286M
Employer EIN741613878
Plan Effective Date1989-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Baylor College of Medicine)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Baylor College of Medicine plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.1B 34.60186420397031% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.07B $4.13B ▲ +34.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 22,150 $3.1B
2023 2 22,919 $3.6B
2024 2 23,926 $4.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Texas

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

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0.511.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b, Total assets ($B): 1.920721689 · Participants: 12679Baylor College of Medicine Section 403bMemorial 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 HospitalThe 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 PlanSouthern Methodist University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.042159579 · Participants: 2281Southern Methodist University Retirement Plan
Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b vs. nearby Other plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b reports $1.9B in end-of-year assets across 12,679 participants (0.016% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $151,488 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $286M.

This plan identity (EIN 741613878, plan #008) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.6B to $2.2B (+33.3%) while covered participants moved from 12,275 to 13,205 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,275 $1.6B Open filing
2023 12,679 $1.9B This page
2024 · index core 13,205 $2.2B Open filing

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

Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Other by assets is Norton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in KY ($1.9B); by covered participants it is University of Miami Retirement Savings Plan in FL (12,683 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,679 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 Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b assets move in 2023? ▼
Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b grew sharply - up 17.5% during 2023, from $1.6B to $1.9B. Reported net income was $286M.
How have Baylor College of Medicine plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Baylor College of Medicine's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.6%, from $3.1B to $4.1B.
Where does Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Norton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in KY ($1.9B, 20,109 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University of Miami Retirement Savings Plan in FL (12,683 participants, $1.7B in assets).