Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

California Western School of Law Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$71M
Total assets Below avg plan size
137
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$517,914
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by California Western School of Law · California · Educational Services

$71M in assets, 137 participants

California Western School of Law's California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $71M in total assets and 137 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,982 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in California

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 137 participants in California, about 22% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $71M.

#2,982
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$70,954,263 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement 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. California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (137 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $64M in the plan year 2022 filing to $71M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 148 in the plan year 2022 filing to 137 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 952944594 · California Western School of Law PY 2023 · Other

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $71M · 137 · 89th

  • NET $71M
  • NET 137
  • NET 89th
  • NET Other
  • NET near Southwestern Vermont Health Care 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • NET ind #2982

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 California →

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$64M
Net Assets (End of Year)$71M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN952944594
Plan Effective Date1975-09-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (California Western School of Law)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All California Western School of Law plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$72M 12.43144200596373% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $64.4M $72.4M ▲ +12.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 148 $64M
2023 1 137 $71M
2024 1 120 $72M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.070954263 · Participants: 137California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Southwestern Vermont Health Care 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in VT ($71M); by covered participants it is Nami 403(b) Plan in VA (137 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (137 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 California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2023, from $64M to $71M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have California Western School of Law plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), California Western School of Law's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $64M to $72M.
Where does California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southwestern Vermont Health Care 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in VT ($71M, 1,235 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to California Western School of Law Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nami 403(b) Plan in VA (137 participants, $16M in assets).