Marquette University's retirement 403(b) plan is through TIAA, with both, a tax-deferred plan as well as an after tax plan designed to help eligible employees save for retirement.

For detailed information, visit www.tiaa-cref.org/marquette or call TIAA at 800-842-2252.

TIAA One-on-One Counseling Sessions

You can receive personalized retirement investment advice either over the phone or in person at no additional cost to you.

To schedule a session with a TIAA Financial Consultant, call 800-732-8353.

Click to see a schedule for the current month.

RETIREMENT PLAN ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT

Match Retirement Annuity

The Match Retirement Annuity is available to employees working 1,000 or more hours per year, have two years of service, and are age 21 or older. TIAA 403(b) Marquette match is offered first of the month following two years of employment whereby the employee contributes 5% of gross salary and Marquette will contribute 8% of gross salary. (Subject to IRS maximums.)

If you worked for another university or nonprofit research institution within the two years prior to your employment at Marquette, you might be eligible to waive all or a portion of the two year waiting period. Please complete the Past Service Record. PDF Icon

Non-Matchable Retirement Plan

This is a voluntary contribution. The non-matchable retirement plan is available to all
support staff, administrators, and faculty. Enrollment is the first of the month
following your date of hire.

Go online to change the amount of retirement contributions.
Current plan participants with fewer than than two years of service and newly enrolled employees will be set up with the plan’s Auto Increase feature. Please note: Current participants already contributing 5 percent are not affected.
There is an auto enroll feature for newly eligible employees. This is an important and valuable benefit that can help boost retirement savings.

Choose your investment elections by enrolling online at www.tiaa-cref.org/marquette or call TIAA at 800-842-2252.

USEFUL FORMS AND INFORMATION

CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

IRS Contribution Limits

	Under age 50	Over age 50
2018	$18,500	$24,500

ROLLING OVER PREVIOUS RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

If you previously had a retirement account established by a different employer, you will need to create a new (TIAA) account with Marquette University. Your access code will be 101312. Click here to get started.

To roll your old retirement account funds into your new one, Call TIAA at (800) 842-2776 to initiate the transfer of funds.

VESTING

Your TIAA 403(b) is 100% vested.

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The detail of the TIAA retirement plan is contained in the official Plan document. This site is meant to only cover highlights of the TIAA benefit. It does not contain all of the details that are included in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) (as described by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act). If there is ever a question about this plan, or if there is a conflict between the information on this site and the formal language of the Plan documents, the formal wording in the Plan documents will govern. Please note that the benefits described on this site may be changed at any time and do not represent a contractual obligation on the part of Marquette University.

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USEFUL FORMS AND INFORMATION

CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

VESTING

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