Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Council on Education Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$68M
Total assets Below avg plan size
137
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$496,217
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Council on Education · District of Columbia · Other Services

$68M in assets, 137 participants

American Council on Education's American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $68M in total assets and 137 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.

  • #8,066 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 137 participants in District of Columbia, about 9% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $68M.

#8,066
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-16.8%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$67,981,777 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

American Council on Education 403(b) 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. American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (137 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530196573 · American Council on Education PY 2022 · Other

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan · $68M · 137 · 90th

  • PCT $68M
  • PCT 137
  • PCT 90th
  • PCT Other
  • PCT near Hamot Health Foundation Employee Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #8066

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$68M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN530196573
Plan Effective Date1942-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Council on Education)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Council on Education plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$77M 13.555615058429554% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$65M$70M$75M$80M 202220232024 $68M $77.2M ▲ +13.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 137 $68M
2023 1 152 $72M
2024 1 161 $77M

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

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

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.067981777 · Participants: 137American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.455575793 · Participants: 419935Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.973536433 · Participants: 4918Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.141643477 · Participants: 2632American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.010943324 · Participants: 5159Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.741393379 · Participants: 13020Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Hamot Health Foundation Employee Tax-Deferred Savings Plan in PA ($68M); by covered participants it is Dakota Wesleyan University Defined Contribution Plan in SD (137 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (137 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 American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $82M to $68M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have American Council on Education plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Council on Education's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.6%, from $68M to $77M.
Where does American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Council on Education 403(b) 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 American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hamot Health Foundation Employee Tax-Deferred Savings Plan in PA ($68M, 1,535 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dakota Wesleyan University Defined Contribution Plan in SD (137 participants, $17M 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 530196573.

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.