Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

University of San Diego Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$632M
Total assets
1,845
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$342,590
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by University of San Diego · California · Educational Services

$632M in assets, 1,845 participants

University of San Diego's University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $632M in total assets and 1,845 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)

What the 2022 filing shows

University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan holds $632M for 1,845 participants - about $342,590 per participant, in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, down 15.2% over the 2022 plan year.

$632M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,845
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$342,590
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $113M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State
Industry
Educational Services

Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

What the Filing Says About University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is an Other retirement plan sponsored by University of San Diego, headquartered in California. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's 2022 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $632M in total end-of-year assets and covers 1,845 participants across the Educational Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 952544535, and the plan has been effective since 1965-09-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.

Year over year, total assets declined sharply from $745M at the beginning of 2022 to $632M at year-end - down 15.2%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $632M, with reported net income of -$113M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.

Across the 3 plan years University of San Diego has on file with PlainRetire (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $632M to $797M, a gain of 26.1%, while reported participants moved from 1,845 to 2,690 (+45.8%). The strongest year on file by total sponsor assets was 2024 at $797M; the softest was 2022 at $632M. Year-by-year, sponsor-wide filings show: 2022 - $632M in assets across 1 plan covering 1,845 participants; 2023 - $719M in assets across 1 plan covering 1,995 participants; 2024 - $797M in assets across 1 plan covering 2,690 participants.

By assets, University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 6.3x the national average plan size of $100M and 730 average participants.

Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows, a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.

How the percentile is calculated: we count every plan that filed a 2022 Form 5500 with a reported end-of-year asset figure (139,258 plans), rank University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan against all of them by total assets, and report the share of those plans it outranks. A plan reporting no asset figure for the year is excluded from the ranking rather than assumed to be zero.

Financial Summary (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$745M
Total Assets (End of Year)$632M
Net Assets (End of Year)$632M
Net Income-$113M
Plan TypeOther
Employer EIN952544535
Plan Effective Date1965-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (University of San Diego)

$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $632M $797M ▲ +26.1%
Total plan assets by year, all University of San Diego 401(k) plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,845 $632M
2023 1 1,995 $719M
2024 1 2,690 $797M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is in the University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
As of the 2022 Form 5500 filing, University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan holds $632M in total assets with 1,845 participants. It is sponsored by University of San Diego.
What type of plan is University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is an Other plan. It has been effective since 1965-09-01. The plan is filed with the U.S. Department of Labor under EIN 952544535.
Who sponsors the University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is sponsored by University of San Diego, located in California. The sponsor's EIN is 952544535 and the plan operates in the Educational Services industry.
How did University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan perform in 2022?
University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 15.2% during 2022, moving from $745M to $632M in total assets. Net income was -$113M.

What this filing means

Ways to act on University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in California. Compare plans
  • University of San Diego's sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans
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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 952544535.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.

Reference: IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-24.