Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
American Council on Education Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $72M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 152
- Participants Small participant base
- 89th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $472,193
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Council on Education · District of Columbia · Other Services
$72M in assets, 152 participants
American Council on Education's American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $72M in total assets and 152 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.
- #7,505 in Other Services (7,857 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 152 participants in District of Columbia, about 10% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $72M.
- #7,505
- in Other Services (7,857 peers)
- +5.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$71,773,265 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
American Council on Education 403(b) 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. American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (152 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 137 in the plan year 2022 filing to 152 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $68M in the plan year 2022 filing to $72M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 530196573 · American Council on Education PY 2023 · Other
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan · $72M · 152 · 89th
- NET $72M
- BOOK 152
- VS-ST 89th
- BOY Other
- SCH near Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Inc. Section 403(b) Plan
- EBSA ind #7505
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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $68M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $72M |
| Net Income | $4M |
| Employer EIN | 530196573 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1942-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Council on Education)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All American Council on Education plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $77M 13.555615058429554% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 137 | $68M |
| 2023 | 1 | 152 | $72M |
| 2024 | 1 | 161 | $77M |
Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund $2.6B · 431,907
- Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.2B · 4,981
- American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $1.3B · 2,668
- Howard University Savings Plan $1.1B · 6,611
- Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan $865M · 15,030
American Council on Education 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Inc. Section 403(b) Plan in CT ($72M); by covered participants it is The Boston Architectural College 403(b) Retirement Plan in MA (152 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($72M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (152 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.