Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Villanova University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 2,990
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $357,183
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Villanova University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services
$1.1B in assets, 2,990 participants
Villanova University's Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 2,990 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.
- #3,667 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,990 participants in Pennsylvania, 3.6x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.
- #3,667
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +16.1%
- assets growth YoY
- 11×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$1,067,977,037 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Villanova University Retirement Savings 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. Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,990 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$136M in the plan year 2022 filing to $148M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,476 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,990 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $920M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 231352688 · Villanova University PY 2023 · Other
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan · $1.1B · 2,990 · 99th
- SCH $1.1B
- SCH 2,990
- SCH 99th
- SCH Other
- SCH near Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan
- SCH ind #3667
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 Pennsylvania →
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $920M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.1B |
| Net Income | $148M |
| Employer EIN | 231352688 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1937-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Villanova University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Villanova University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.2B 22.011377053030024% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,476 | $967M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,990 | $1.1B |
| 2024 | 1 | 3,166 | $1.2B |
Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan $6.3B · 20,979
- Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $4.2B · 78,261
- The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.1B · 41,942
- Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan $2.5B · 6,370
- Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.5B · 15,783
Villanova University Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan in ME ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Regions Hospital 403(b) Plan in MN (2,993 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).
- Northern Light Health Retirement Partnership 403(b) Plan (ME) $1.1B · 12,015
- Southcoast Health System Partnership Plan (MA) $1.0B · 6,876
- Southern Methodist University Retirement Plan (TX) $1.0B · 2,281
- Northwestern University Voluntary Savings Plan (IL) $1.1B · 12,335
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,990 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Regions Hospital 403(b) Plan (MN) 2,993 · 3 off
- Loyola Marymount University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (CA) 2,985 · 5 off
- Irc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (NY) 3,005 · 15 off
- Independent Support Services, Inc. 403(b) Plan (NY) 3,009 · 19 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.