401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Boston College 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$706M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,729
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$408,447
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I · Sponsored by Trustees of Boston College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$706M in assets, 1,729 participants

Trustees of Boston College's The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported $706M in total assets and 1,729 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.

  • #3,636 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I covers 1,729 participants in Massachusetts, 2.6x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $706M.

#3,636
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
7.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I's outsized position by total assets

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs every filed plan by assets

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

$706,204,629 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

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I'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. The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I lands in the large band (1,729 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported net income rose from -$98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $78M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I end-of-year assets rose from $632M in the plan year 2022 filing to $706M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported participants fell from 1,800 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,729 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 042103545 · Trustees of Boston College PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I · $706M · 1,729 · 98th

  • 5500 $706M
  • ASSETS 1,729
  • PCT 98th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Oge Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement Savings Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3636

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 →

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I in the asset neighbourhood

Mettler-Toledo, LLC Enhanced Retirement Savings PlanMettler-Toledo, LLC Enhanced…$709MKph Healthcare Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership and 401(k) PlanKph Healthcare Services, Inc…$709MThe Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IThe Boston College 401(k) Re…$706MOge Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement Savings PlanOge Energy Corp. Employees' …$706MCdk Global 401(k)Plan$705M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$632M
Net Assets (End of Year)$706M
Net Income$78M
Employer EIN042103545
Plan Effective Date1985-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Boston College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Boston College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 40.351985071941044% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $2.29B $1.37B ▼ -40.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 12,131 $2.3B
2023 2 3,953 $1.2B
2024 2 3,836 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 0.706204629 · Participants: 1729The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Oge Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement Savings Plan in OK ($706M); by covered participants it is Aurora Operations, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (1,730 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,729 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 The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I assets move in 2023? ▼
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2023, from $632M to $706M. Reported net income was $78M.
How have Trustees of Boston College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Boston College's sponsor-wide assets declined 40.4%, from $2.3B to $1.4B.
Where does The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oge Energy Corp. Employees' Stock Ownership and Retirement Savings Plan in OK ($706M, 2,236 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aurora Operations, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA (1,730 participants, $88M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042103545.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.