Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Trustees of Columbia University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
14,287
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$304,602
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University · Sponsored by Trustees of Columbia University · New York · Educational Services

$4.4B in assets, 14,287 participants

Trustees of Columbia University's Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University reported $4.4B in total assets and 14,287 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #4,015 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in New York

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University covers 14,287 participants in New York, 18x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $4.4B.

#4,015
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-12.9%
assets change YoY
44×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $644M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,351,843,545 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University is a mega filing (14,287 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 135598093 · Trustees of Columbia University PY 2022 · Other

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University · $4.4B · 14,287 · 100th

  • PART $4.4B
  • TYPE 14,287
  • NET 100th
  • BOOK Other
  • VS-ST near Fca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #4015

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 New York →

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University in the asset neighbourhood

Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirem…$4.5BRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia UniversityRetirement Plan for Officers…$4.4BFca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings PlanFca US LLC Salaried Employee…$4.3BCaltech Base Retirement Plan$4.2BThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanThe Mitre Corporation Tax Sh…$4.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.4B
Net Income-$644M
Employer EIN135598093
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of Columbia University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of Columbia University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.9B 27.120545778062127% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$10B$12B$14B 202220232024 $8.55B $10.9B ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 36,618 $8.5B
2023 7 56,957 $12.7B
2024 6 43,434 $10.9B

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 456789 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 4.351843545 · Participants: 14287Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia UniversityNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.317028702 · Participants: 47348Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.314949825 · Participants: 30163The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 6.362782969 · Participants: 27581University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.621727567 · Participants: 21395Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanNew York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration, Total assets ($B): 4.222317448 · Participants: 8299New York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration
Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University reports $4.4B in end-of-year assets across 14,287 participants (0.035% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $304,602 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$644M.

This plan identity (EIN 135598093, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.4B to $5.6B (+29.7%) while covered participants moved from 14,287 to 14,399 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,287 $4.4B This page
2023 14,407 $5.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 14,399 $5.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Fca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings Plan in MI ($4.3B); by covered participants it is Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in PA (14,302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14,287 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 Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University assets move in 2022?
Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University pulled back noticeably - down 12.9% during 2022, from $5.0B to $4.4B. Reported net income was -$644M.
How have Trustees of Columbia University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of Columbia University's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $8.5B to $10.9B.
Where does Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings Plan in MI ($4.3B, 17,796 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in PA (14,302 participants, $2.1B in assets).