Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
190
Participants Below avg headcount
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,092
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Sterling College · Kansas · Educational Services

$12M in assets, 190 participants

Sterling College's Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan reported $12M in total assets and 190 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #1,716 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Sterling College multi-year trail

Sterling College's plans moved +16.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan at $12M / 190 participants.

#1,716
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+8.5%
assets growth YoY

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,367,483 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (190 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $966K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan reported participants rose from 92 in the plan year 2022 filing to 190 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 480543728 · Sterling College PY 2023 · Other

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan · $12M · 190 · 63rd

  • PHOTO $12M
  • IND 190
  • EOY 63rd
  • 5500 Other
  • ASSETS near Little River Medical Center Inc. 403b Plan
  • PCT ind #1716

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 Kansas →

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sterling College Defined Contribution PlanSterling College Defined Con…$12MLittle River Medical Center Inc. 403b PlanLittle River Medical Center …$12MBath Community Hospital Employees 403(b) Retirement PlanBath Community Hospital Empl…$12MSamuel U. Rodgers Health Center 403(b) PlanSamuel U. Rodgers Health Cen…$12MHarlem United Community Aids Center, Inc. 403b PlanHarlem United Community Aids…$12M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Sterling College multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 16.286547440451212% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11M$12M$13M$14M 202220232024 $11.4M $13.3M ▲ +16.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 92 $11M
2023 1 190 $12M
2024 1 194 $13M

Sterling College filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$966K
Employer EIN480543728
Plan Effective Date1974-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Other Plans in Kansas

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

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($M): 12.367483 · Participants: 190Sterling College Defined Contribution PlanStormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 553.48037 · Participants: 5717Stormont-Vail Healthcare Employee 403(b) PlanOlathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 194.589342 · Participants: 2326Olathe Health System, Inc. Tsa Retirement PlanHays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($M): 103.791856 · Participants: 1503Hays Medical Center Employee's Tax Deferred Annuity PlanMidwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 41.715049 · Participants: 225Midwest Transplant Network, Inc. 403(b) Retirement PlanOttawa University DC Plan, Total assets ($M): 38.535436 · Participants: 496Ottawa University DC Plan
Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Other by assets is Little River Medical Center Inc. 403b Plan in SC ($12M); by covered participants it is The Winston Preparatory School 403(b) DC Plan in NY (190 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (190 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 Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2023, from $11M to $12M. Reported net income was $966K.
How have Sterling College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling College's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.3%, from $11M to $13M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Little River Medical Center Inc. 403b Plan in SC ($12M, 359 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling College Defined Contribution Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Winston Preparatory School 403(b) DC Plan in NY (190 participants, $34M 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 480543728.

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.