Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$158M
Total assets Near avg plan size
989
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,761
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department · Illinois · Educational Services

$158M in assets, 989 participants

Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department's Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported $158M in total assets and 989 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #3,334 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $158M for 989 participants (~$159,761/participant), up 2.3% in 2023.

#3,334
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+2.3%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$158,003,350 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Loyola University Employees' 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. Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (989 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,099 in the plan year 2022 filing to 989 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $154M in the plan year 2022 filing to $158M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361408475 · Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan · $158M · 989 · 94th

  • PART $158M
  • PART 989
  • PART 94th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund
  • PART ind #3334

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 →

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$154M
Net Assets (End of Year)$158M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN361408475
Plan Effective Date1949-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 20.191790731328716% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.15B $1.39B ▲ +20.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,843 $1.2B
2023 2 3,764 $1.3B
2024 2 3,801 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.15800335 · Participants: 989Loyola University Employees' Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund in MI ($158M); by covered participants it is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (989 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 Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.3% during 2023, from $154M to $158M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.2%, from $1.2B to $1.4B.
Where does Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund in MI ($158M, 700 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants, $306M in assets).