Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bard College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$379M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,522
Participants Above avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,439
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Bard College · New York · Educational Services

$379M in assets, 2,522 participants

Bard College's Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan reported $379M in total assets and 2,522 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #3,443 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in New York

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan covers 2,522 participants in New York, 3.2x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $379M.

#3,443
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$379,407,885 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Bard College/Simons Rock 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. Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan lands in the large band (2,522 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan reported participants rose from 1,257 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,522 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $41M in the plan year 2023 filing to $36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $343M in the plan year 2023 filing to $379M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 141713034 · Bard College PY 2024 · Other

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan · $379M · 2,522 · 96th

  • RANK $379M
  • RANK 2,522
  • RANK 96th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #3443

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 New York →

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Trinity College 403(b) Retirement PlanTrinity College 403(b) Retir…$381MBlessing Corporate Services Employees Savings PlanBlessing Corporate Services …$381MPomona College Academic Retirement PlanPomona College Academic Reti…$380MBard College/Simons Rock 403(b) PlanBard College/Simons Rock 403…$379MClark University Retirement PlanClark University Retirement …$378M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$343M
Net Assets (End of Year)$379M
Net Income$36M
Employer EIN141713034
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bard College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bard College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$390M 25.716446586037158% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $310M $390M ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,242 $310M
2023 2 1,435 $353M
2024 2 2,606 $390M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.379407885 · Participants: 2522Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.919546292 · Participants: 44511Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.49390479 · Participants: 46826The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 8.002376506 · Participants: 30335University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.449166101 · Participants: 22606Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.643469898 · Participants: 14399Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan in CA ($380M); by covered participants it is Empath Health 403(b) Plan in FL (2,528 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($379M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,522 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 Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $343M to $379M. Reported net income was $36M.
How have Bard College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bard College's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.7%, from $310M to $390M.
Where does Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan in CA ($380M, 1,433 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bard College/Simons Rock 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Empath Health 403(b) Plan in FL (2,528 participants, $145M in assets).