Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Depaul University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,048
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$297,602
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Depaul University · Illinois · Educational Services

$1.2B in assets, 4,048 participants

Depaul University's Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 4,048 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #3,676 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 4,048 participants in Illinois, 5.2x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#3,676
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+14.6%
assets growth YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,204,694,768 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 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 2023

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,048 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$202M in the plan year 2022 filing to $153M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 4,920 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,048 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362167048 · Depaul University PY 2023 · Other

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan · $1.2B · 4,048 · 99th

  • 5500 $1.2B
  • 5500 4,048
  • 5500 99th
  • 5500 Other
  • 5500 near Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan
  • 5500 ind #3676

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 →

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

John Muir Health 403b Plan$1.2BSharpsaver Defined Contribution PlanSharpsaver Defined Contribut…$1.2BDepaul University 403(b) Retirement PlanDepaul University 403(b) Ret…$1.2BHofstra University Pension PlanHofstra University Pension P…$1.2BNew York University Supplemental Tax Deferred Annuity PlanNew York University Suppleme…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$153M
Employer EIN362167048
Plan Effective Date1948-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Depaul University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Depaul University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 25.865091942562955% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B 202220232024 $1.05B $1.32B ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,920 $1.1B
2023 1 4,048 $1.2B
2024 1 3,819 $1.3B

Nearby Other Plans in Illinois

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

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 12345 Total assets ($B) Participants Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.204694768 · Participants: 4048Depaul University 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthwestern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.022176874 · Participants: 9440Northwestern University Retirement PlanThe University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.494522229 · Participants: 4796The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement PlanEndeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.005336202 · Participants: 13705Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem EmployeesThe University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.734364044 · Participants: 8254The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.577078821 · Participants: 3798Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan
Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in DE (4,041 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,048 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.6% during 2023, from $1.1B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $153M.
How have Depaul University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Depaul University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.9%, from $1.1B to $1.3B.
Where does Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sharpsaver Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($1.2B, 19,173 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Depaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in DE (4,041 participants, $14M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362167048.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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