401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of Boston College 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$504M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,224
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$226,659
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II · Sponsored by Trustees of Boston College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$504M in assets, 2,224 participants

Trustees of Boston College's The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II reported $504M in total assets and 2,224 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #3,597 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II covers 2,224 participants in Massachusetts, 3.4x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $504M.

#3,597
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+22.0%
assets growth YoY
5.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$504,089,138 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 II'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 II lands in the large band (2,224 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II reported net income rose from -$104M in the plan year 2022 filing to $88M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II end-of-year assets rose from $413M in the plan year 2022 filing to $504M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II reported participants fell from 2,259 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,224 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

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

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II · $504M · 2,224 · 97th

  • EBSA $504M
  • PART 2,224
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near National Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #3597

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 II in the asset neighbourhood

The Savings Plan for Graham Holdings CompanyThe Savings Plan for Graham …$505MThe Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IIThe Boston College 401(k) Re…$504MNational Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings PlanNational Indemnity Company E…$504MLiveramp Holdings, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanLiveramp Holdings, Inc. Reti…$504MStripe, Inc. 401(k) Plan$503M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$413M
Net Assets (End of Year)$504M
Net Income$88M
Employer EIN042103545
Plan Effective Date1997-07-01
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 II vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.504089138 · Participants: 2224The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IIFidelity 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 II vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is National Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings Plan in NE ($504M); by covered participants it is Castellini Employee Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in KY (2,224 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($504M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,224 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 II assets move in 2023? ▼
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II grew sharply - up 22.0% during 2023, from $413M to $504M. Reported net income was $88M.
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 II rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II ranks in the 97th 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 II? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings Plan in NE ($504M, 2,753 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan II? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Castellini Employee Savings and Profit Sharing Plan in KY (2,224 participants, $51M 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.