Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Washington University in St. Louis Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $5.9B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 15,925
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $369,038
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Washington University Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis · Illinois · Educational Services
$5.9B in assets, 15,925 participants
Washington University in St. Louis's Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reported $5.9B in total assets and 15,925 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.
- #4,019 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan covers 15,925 participants in Illinois, 20x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $5.9B.
- #4,019
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- -11.4%
- assets change YoY
- 59×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $757M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$5,876,925,706 Highest reported value at or above every one 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
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan'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. Washington University Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (15,925 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 430653611 · Washington University in St. Louis PY 2022 · Other
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan · $5.9B · 15,925 · 100th
- TYPE $5.9B
- NET 15,925
- BOOK 100th
- VS-ST Other
- BOY near The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan
- SCH ind #4019
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 Illinois →
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5.9B |
| Net Income | -$757M |
| Employer EIN | 430653611 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-06-08 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Washington University in St. Louis)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Washington University in St. Louis plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $7.5B 27.338989062932356% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 15,925 | $5.9B |
| 2023 | 1 | 25,521 | $6.7B |
| 2024 | 1 | 26,975 | $7.5B |
Nearby Other Plans in Illinois
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwestern University Retirement Plan $3.5B · 9,465
- The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan $3.1B · 4,552
- Northshore University Healthsystem Tax Deferred Annuity Plan $1.8B · 13,159
- The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan $1.5B · 7,855
- Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan $1.4B · 3,664
Scale composition for Washington University Retirement Savings Plan
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reports $5.9B in end-of-year assets across 15,925 participants (0.048% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $369,038 per participant (2.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$757M.
This plan identity (EIN 430653611, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.9B to $7.5B (+27.3%) while covered participants moved from 15,925 to 26,975 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,925 | $5.9B | This page |
| 2023 | 25,521 | $6.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 26,975 | $7.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan (Other, $7.5B, 26,975 participants)
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan in PA ($5.5B); by covered participants it is The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan in PA (15,989 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5.9B here).
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan (PA) $5.5B · 13,262
- Cleveland Clinic Savings and Investment Plan (OH) $6.3B · 51,726
- University of Rochester Retirement Program (NY) $6.4B · 27,581
- Yale University Retirement Account Plan (CT) $6.4B · 11,281
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,925 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan (PA) 15,989 · 64 off
- Scripps Health 403(b) Plan (CA) 16,497 · 572 off
- St. Lukes Health System Matched 403b Plan (ID) 15,284 · 641 off
- Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan (CT) 16,785 · 860 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.