Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Northwestern University Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $442K
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- N/A
- Participants Small participant base
- 17th
- Percentile by assets National rank
Official DOL plan name: Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Northwestern University · Illinois · Educational Services
$442K in assets, N/A participants
Northwestern University's Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan reported $442K in total assets and N/A participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 17th 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.
- #485 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
Northwestern University multi-year trail
Northwestern University's plans moved +26.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan at $442K / N/A participants.
- #485
- in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
- +7.3%
- assets growth YoY
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$441,623 17th percentile higher than 17% 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
Filed plans by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 362167817 · Northwestern University PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan · $442K · N/A · 17th
- ASSETS $442K
- ASSETS N/A
- ASSETS 17th
- ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Japer Electronics Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- ASSETS ind #485
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 →
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Northwestern University multi-year asset trail
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Northwestern University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.7B 26.835153425030896% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 25,039 | $4.5B |
| 2023 | 3 | 21,775 | $5.1B |
| 2024 | 3 | 21,547 | $5.7B |
Northwestern University filing trail (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $412K |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $442K |
| Net Income | $30K |
| Employer EIN | 362167817 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Northwestern University Non-Contributory Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Japer Electronics Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA at $440K (this filing: $442K).
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($442K here).
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.