Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

California Western School of Law Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$64M
Total assets Below avg plan size
148
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$434,890
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by California Western School of Law · California · Educational Services

$64M in assets, 148 participants

California Western School of Law's California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $64M in total assets and 148 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #3,276 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in California

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 148 participants in California, about 23% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $64M.

#3,276
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-18.4%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$64,363,756 Top 10% higher than 90% of 139,123 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 2022

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (148 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 952944594 · California Western School of Law PY 2022 · Other

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $64M · 148 · 90th

  • BOOK $64M
  • VS-ST 148
  • BOY 90th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near Baylor School DC Plan
  • PART ind #3276

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 California →

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$64M
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN952944594
Plan Effective Date1975-09-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (California Western School of Law)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All California Western School of Law plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$72M 12.43144200596373% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $64.4M $72.4M ▲ +12.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 148 $64M
2023 1 137 $71M
2024 1 120 $72M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.064363756 · Participants: 148California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.38573656 · Participants: 22514Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.320318331 · Participants: 48591Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.535728964 · Participants: 20237Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.200375781 · Participants: 9827Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.677071678 · Participants: 22632University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Baylor School DC Plan in TN ($64M); by covered participants it is Hewitt School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (148 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (148 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 18.4% during 2022, from $79M to $64M. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have California Western School of Law plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), California Western School of Law's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $64M to $72M.
Where does California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Baylor School DC Plan in TN ($64M, 282 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hewitt School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (148 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952944594.

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.