Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

William Marsh Rice University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$848M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,225
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$162,281
Avg per participant Above 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

$848M in assets, 5,225 participants

William Marsh Rice University's William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported $848M in total assets and 5,225 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #3,546 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Texas

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan covers 5,225 participants in Texas, 7.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $848M.

#3,546
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
8.5×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$847,916,793 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (5,225 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $98M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $764M in the plan year 2023 filing to $848M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 5,345 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,225 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 741109620 · William Marsh Rice University PY 2024 · Other

William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan · $848M · 5,225 · 98th

  • IND $848M
  • EOY 5,225
  • 5500 98th
  • ASSETS Other
  • PCT near Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan
  • EIN ind #3546

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…$855MBrandeis University Defined Contribution Plan for Faculty, Professional, and Administrative EmployeesBrandeis University Defined …$855MWilliam Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanWilliam Marsh Rice Universit…$848MNationwide Children's Hospital Inc 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanNationwide Children's Hospit…$841MThe Rockefeller University Retirement PlanThe Rockefeller University R…$839M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$764M
Net Assets (End of Year)$848M
Net Income$84M
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 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.847916793 · Participants: 5225William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) PlanMemorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.324994911 · Participants: 33543Memorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings PlanThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital, Total assets ($B): 3.003130654 · Participants: 32299The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist HospitalBaylor College of Medicine Section 403b, Total assets ($B): 2.177950858 · Participants: 13205Baylor College of Medicine Section 403bThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's Hospital, Total assets ($B): 2.141432234 · Participants: 16971The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's HospitalSouthwest Research Institute Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.698290111 · Participants: 3107Southwest 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 $848M in end-of-year assets across 5,225 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $162,281 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $84M.

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 Open filing
2024 · index core 5,225 $848M This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in OH ($841M); by covered participants it is Arkansas Children's Retirement Plan in AR (5,245 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,225 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024?
William Marsh Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2024, from $764M to $848M. Reported net income was $84M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in OH ($841M, 10,845 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 Arkansas Children's Retirement Plan in AR (5,245 participants, $446M in assets).