401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Trustees of Boston College 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$765M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,608
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$475,846
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

$765M in assets, 1,608 participants

Trustees of Boston College's The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported $765M in total assets and 1,608 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.

  • #3,539 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I covers 1,608 participants in Massachusetts, 2.4x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $765M.

#3,539
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+8.3%
assets growth YoY
7.7×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$765,160,222 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

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I'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. The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I lands in the large band (1,608 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported net income fell from $78M in the plan year 2023 filing to $60M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I end-of-year assets rose from $706M in the plan year 2023 filing to $765M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I reported participants fell from 1,729 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,608 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042103545 · Trustees of Boston College PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I · $765M · 1,608 · 98th

  • BOOK $765M
  • BOOK 1,608
  • BOOK 98th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • BOOK near Arconic Corp. Salaried 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #3539

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

The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IThe Boston College 401(k) Re…$765MArconic Corp. Salaried 401(k) PlanArconic Corp. Salaried 401(k…$765MLutron Retirement Plan$765MAdvantage 401(k) Savings Plan$765MSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 401(k) PlanSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp…$765M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$706M
Net Assets (End of Year)$765M
Net Income$60M
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): 0.765160222 · Participants: 1608The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
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 Arconic Corp. Salaried 401(k) Plan in PA ($765M); by covered participants it is Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan (Puerto Rico) in IL (1,608 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($765M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,608 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 The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I assets move in 2024? ▼
The Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan I grew at a solid clip - up 8.3% during 2024, from $706M to $765M. Reported net income was $60M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Arconic Corp. Salaried 401(k) Plan in PA ($765M, 2,284 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 Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan (Puerto Rico) in IL (1,608 participants, $243M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.