Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nichols College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
302
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$128,701
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nichols College 403b Plan · Sponsored by Nichols College · Massachusetts · Educational Services

$39M in assets, 302 participants

Nichols College's Nichols College 403b Plan reported $39M in total assets and 302 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #2,582 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Nichols College 403b Plan covers 302 participants in Massachusetts, about 46% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#2,582
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+7.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nichols College 403b Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nichols College 403b Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,867,585 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Nichols College 403b Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nichols College 403b Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (302 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nichols College 403b Plan reported net income rose from -$661K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nichols College 403b Plan end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nichols College 403b Plan reported participants fell from 323 in the plan year 2022 filing to 302 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042104778 · Nichols College PY 2023 · Other

Nichols College 403b Plan · $39M · 302 · 83rd

  • NET $39M
  • BOOK 302
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near The Baldwin School Defined Contribution Plan
  • EBSA ind #2582

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 →

Nichols College 403b Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The American Law Institute Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe American Law Institute D…$39MNichols College 403b Plan$39MThe Baldwin School Defined Contribution PlanThe Baldwin School Defined C…$39MHolderness School DC Retirement PlanHolderness School DC Retirem…$39MJewish National Fund 403(b) ERISA Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanJewish National Fund 403(b) …$39M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nichols College 403b Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN042104778
Plan Effective Date1967-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nichols College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nichols College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 10.892462098906467% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$34M$36M$38M$40M$42M 202220232024 $36.1M $40M ▲ +10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 323 $36M
2023 1 302 $39M
2024 1 313 $40M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Nichols College 403b Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Nichols College 403b Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.038867585 · Participants: 302Nichols College 403b 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
Nichols College 403b Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Nichols College 403b Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nichols College 403b Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is The Baldwin School Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($39M); by covered participants it is Colby-Sawyer College DC Retirement Plan in NH (302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (302 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 Nichols College 403b Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nichols College 403b Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.8% during 2023, from $36M to $39M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Nichols College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nichols College's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.9%, from $36M to $40M.
Where does Nichols College 403b Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nichols College 403b Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Nichols College 403b Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Baldwin School Defined Contribution Plan in PA ($39M, 201 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nichols College 403b Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colby-Sawyer College DC Retirement Plan in NH (302 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 042104778.

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.