Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Duke University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
43,924
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$172,178
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Duke University · North Carolina · Educational Services

$7.6B in assets, 43,924 participants

Duke University's The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reported $7.6B in total assets and 43,924 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.

  • #4,023 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan covers 43,924 participants in North Carolina, 54x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $7.6B.

#4,023
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-15.1%
assets change YoY
76×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $1.3B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,562,740,816 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

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement 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. The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan is a mega filing (43,924 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 560532129 · Duke University PY 2022 · Other

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan · $7.6B · 43,924 · 100th

  • PHOTO $7.6B
  • IND 43,924
  • EOY 100th
  • 5500 Other
  • ASSETS near The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #4023

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 North Carolina →

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan$8.3BThe Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanThe Duke University Faculty …$7.6BThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Cent…$7.3BJohns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins University 403…$6.7BYale University Retirement Account PlanYale University Retirement A…$6.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$7.6B
Net Income-$1.3B
Employer EIN560532129
Plan Effective Date1925-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Duke University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Duke University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.8B 37.83151244360225% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8B$10B$12B$14B$16B 202220232024 $10B $13.8B ▲ +37.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 64,524 $10.0B
2023 3 65,887 $11.6B
2024 3 71,094 $13.8B

Nearby Other Plans in North Carolina

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

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.562740816 · Participants: 43924The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanWake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.676072314 · Participants: 20031Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.233882537 · Participants: 13292The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Voluntary Savings PlanWake Forest University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.686528413 · Participants: 2632Wake Forest University Retirement PlanCaromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.374675935 · Participants: 4211Caromont Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanFirsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. Matching Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.327552743 · Participants: 5217Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. Matching Savings Plan
The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reports $7.6B in end-of-year assets across 43,924 participants (0.061% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.047% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $172,178 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$1.3B.

This plan identity (EIN 560532129, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $7.6B to $11.0B (+46.0%) while covered participants moved from 43,924 to 48,377 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 43,924 $7.6B This page
2023 44,809 $9.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 48,377 $11.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Other by assets is The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($7.3B); by covered participants it is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY (39,938 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (43,924 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 The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.1% during 2022, from $8.9B to $7.6B. Reported net income was -$1.3B.
How have Duke University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Duke University's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.8%, from $10.0B to $13.8B.
Where does The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan 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 The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($7.3B, 30,163 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY (39,938 participants, $3.3B in assets).