Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The University of Chicago Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.5B
- Total assets
- 7,855
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $189,257
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The University of Chicago · Illinois · Educational Services
$1.5B in assets, 7,855 participants
The University of Chicago's The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 7,855 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,982 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan covers 7,855 participants in Illinois, 10x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.
- $1.5B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 7,855
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $189,257
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $203M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan reports 7,855 participants - 10x that state average ($1.5B EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.5B |
| Net Income | -$203M |
| Employer EIN | 362177139 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The University of Chicago)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 26,785 | $5.9B |
| 2023 | 4 | 27,398 | $6.7B |
| 2024 | 4 | 28,567 | $7.4B |
Nearby Other Plans in Illinois
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan $5.9B · 15,925
- 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
- Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan $1.4B · 3,664
Scale composition for The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan
The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 7,855 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $189,257 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$203M.
This plan identity (EIN 362177139, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.9B (+29.7%) while covered participants moved from 7,855 to 8,635 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,855 | $1.5B | This page |
| 2023 | 8,254 | $1.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 8,635 | $1.9B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan (Other, $3.8B, 5,144 participants)
- The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan (Other, $1.9B, 8,635 participants)
- The University of Chicago Retirement Income Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $1.3B, 9,810 participants)
- The University of Chicago Pension Plan for Staff Employees (Defined Benefit (Pension), $305M, 4,978 participants)
Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Christiana Care 403(b) Plan (DE) $1.5B · 13,222
- The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of Texas Children's Hospital (TX) $1.5B · 14,185
- Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan (NY) $1.5B · 5,014
- Norton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (KY) $1.5B · 17,896
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- The University of Chicago's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans