Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Fairfield University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $403M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,026
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $392,977
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Fairfield University · Connecticut · Educational Services
$403M in assets, 1,026 participants
Fairfield University's Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $403M in total assets and 1,026 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #3,877 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Where Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $403M for 1,026 participants (~$392,977/participant), down 13.3% in 2022.
- #3,877
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- -13.3%
- assets change YoY
- 4.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $62M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$403,194,260 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,026 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 060646623 · Fairfield University PY 2022 · Other
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $403M · 1,026 · 97th
- EBSA $403M
- PART 1,026
- TYPE 97th
- NET Other
- BOOK near Children's Hospital of Orange County Retirement Accumulation Plan
- VS-ST ind #3877
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 Connecticut →
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $465M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $403M |
| Net Income | -$62M |
| Employer EIN | 060646623 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-02-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Fairfield University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Fairfield University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $493M 22.16757872495506% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,026 | $403M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,095 | $451M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,178 | $493M |
Nearby Other Plans in Connecticut
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Yale University Retirement Account Plan $6.4B · 11,281
- Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax Exempt Affiliates Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan $1.7B · 22,661
- Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan $785M · 16,785
- Nuvance Health 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Health Quest Systems, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan) $654M · 2,301
- Hartford Healthcare 403(b)Plan $610M · 5,141
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Connecticut, the nearest Other by assets is Children's Hospital of Orange County Retirement Accumulation Plan in CA ($404M); by covered participants it is On Lok Retirement Savings Plan in CA (1,027 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($403M here).
- Children's Hospital of Orange County Retirement Accumulation Plan (CA) $404M · 4,782
- Duquesne University 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (PA) $402M · 1,872
- Northbay Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Plan (CA) $404M · 2,543
- Loyola Marymount University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (CA) $405M · 2,847
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,026 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- On Lok Retirement Savings Plan (CA) 1,027 · 1 off
- Casa Colina, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan (CA) 1,025 · 1 off
- Seven Hills Foundation Retirement Plan (MA) 1,027 · 1 off
- Fhn Matching Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (IL) 1,024 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.