Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Nichols College Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $40M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 313
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 81st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $127,759
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Nichols College 403b Plan · Sponsored by Nichols College · Massachusetts · Educational Services
$40M in assets, 313 participants
Nichols College's Nichols College 403b Plan reported $40M in total assets and 313 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.
- #2,456 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Nichols College 403b Plan covers 313 participants in Massachusetts, about 48% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $40M.
- #2,456
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +2.9%
- 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$39,988,526 Top 19% higher than 81% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Nichols College 403b Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (313 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Nichols College 403b Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Nichols College 403b Plan reported participants rose from 302 in the plan year 2023 filing to 313 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Nichols College 403b Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $40M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 042104778 · Nichols College PY 2024 · Other
Nichols College 403b Plan · $40M · 313 · 81st
- BOY $40M
- BOY 313
- BOY 81st
- BOY Other
- BOY near Central Virginia Health Services Inc. Tax Shelter Annuity Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #2456
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
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $39M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $40M |
| Net Income | $1M |
| Employer EIN | 042104778 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1967-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $4.3B · 24,395
- Beth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.5B · 33,591
- Boston University Retirement Plan $3.0B · 8,173
- Northeastern University Retirement Plan $2.6B · 8,900
- Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan $1.7B · 12,869
Nichols College 403b Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Central Virginia Health Services Inc. Tax Shelter Annuity Retirement Plan in VA ($40M); by covered participants it is Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in NY (313 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($40M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (313 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (NY) 313 · 0 off
- Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools Multiple Employer Plan (PA) 313 · 0 off
- The Cooper Union Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (NY) 313 · 0 off
- The Village at Manor Park, Inc. Retirement Plan (WI) 313 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.