Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Bradley University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $348M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 844
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $411,812
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan · Sponsored by Bradley University · Illinois · Educational Services
$348M in assets, 844 participants
Bradley University's Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan reported $348M in total assets and 844 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #3,542 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Where Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan sits by assets
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $348M for 844 participants (~$411,812/participant), up 9.4% in 2023.
- #3,542
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +9.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 3.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan's outsized position by total assets
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$347,568,965 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Bradley University 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. Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (844 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan reported net income rose from -$52M in the plan year 2022 filing to $30M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan end-of-year assets rose from $318M in the plan year 2022 filing to $348M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan reported participants fell from 855 in the plan year 2022 filing to 844 in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 370661494 · Bradley University PY 2023 · Other
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan · $348M · 844 · 97th
- PHOTO $348M
- PHOTO 844
- PHOTO 97th
- PHOTO Other
- PHOTO near Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan
- PHOTO ind #3542
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 →
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $318M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $348M |
| Net Income | $30M |
| Employer EIN | 370661494 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Bradley University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Bradley University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $366M 15.157513616237212% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 855 | $318M |
| 2023 | 1 | 844 | $348M |
| 2024 | 1 | 815 | $366M |
Nearby Other Plans in Illinois
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwestern University Retirement Plan $4.0B · 9,440
- The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan $3.5B · 4,796
- Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees $2.0B · 13,705
- The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan $1.7B · 8,254
- Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan $1.6B · 3,798
Bradley University Defined Contribution Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Other by assets is Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan in CA ($346M); by covered participants it is Berea College Retirement Plan in KY (843 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($348M here).
- Pomona College Academic Retirement Plan (CA) $346M · 1,395
- Medisys Health Network, Inc. 403(b) Plan (NY) $346M · 5,742
- Skidmore 403(b) Retirement Plan (NY) $345M · 830
- 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for Dartmouth College Faculty and Staff (NH) $345M · 64
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (844 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Berea College Retirement Plan (KY) 843 · 1 off
- Beverly Hospital Matching Savings Plan (CA) 846 · 2 off
- Valparaiso University Retirement Plan (IN) 848 · 4 off
- Tax Deferred Annuity Plan of Visiting Nurse (NJ) 848 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.