Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
American University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.1B
- Total assets
- 2,632
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $433,755
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American University · District of Columbia · Educational Services
$1.1B in assets, 2,632 participants
American University's American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 2,632 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)
- #3,967 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Where American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.1B for 2,632 participants (~$433,755/participant), up 1.6% in 2022.
- $1.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,632
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $433,755
- avg assets per participant
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan outranks 99% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 11x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | $18M |
| Employer EIN | 530196549 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1947-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American University)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,632 | $1.1B |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,668 | $1.3B |
| 2024 | 1 | 5,480 | $1.4B |
Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
- Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund $2.5B · 419,935
- Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.0B · 4,918
- Howard University Savings Plan $1.0B · 5,159
- Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan $741M · 13,020
- The Catholic University of America Retirement Plan $500M · 1,751
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Other plans in other states closest to American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
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- Rwjbarnabas Health 403(b) Savings Plan (NJ) $1.2B · 29,563
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan (WA) $1.1B · 4,435
- The Children's Hospital Corporation Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan (MA) $1.1B · 12,999
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- By total assets, American University Defined Contribution 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 District of Columbia. Compare plans
- American University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans