Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fairfield University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$451M
Total assets: 1,095
Participants: 97th
Percentile by assets: $412,320
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Fairfield University · Connecticut · Educational Services

$451M in assets, 1,095 participants

Fairfield University's Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $451M in total assets and 1,095 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.

97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#3,584 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $451M for 1,095 participants (~$412,320/participant), up 12.0% in 2023.

$451M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 1,095
covered participants: 97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $412,320
avg assets per participant

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$62M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $403M in the plan year 2022 filing to $451M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,026 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,095 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Connecticut

Industry

Educational Services

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 4.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$403M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$451M
Net Income	$48M
Employer EIN	060646623
Plan Effective Date	1957-02-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fairfield University)

Total plan assets by year, all Fairfield University plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	1,026	$403M
2023	1	1,095	$451M
2024	1	1,178	$493M

Nearby Other Plans in Connecticut

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

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Yale University Retirement Account Plan $7.4B · 12,259
Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax Exempt Affiliates Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan $2.0B · 22,121
Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan $840M · 18,754
Nuvance Health 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Health Quest Systems, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan) $705M · 2,287
Hartford Healthcare 403(b)Plan $643M · 5,192

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Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Defined Contribution Pension Fund (IL) $452M · 2,414
Bentley University Retirement Plan (MA) $454M · 1,171
Ici Multiple Employer Plan (IN) $449M · 2,656
Northbay Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Plan (CA) $454M · 2,508

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.0% during 2023, from $403M to $451M. Reported net income was $48M.

How have Fairfield University plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fairfield University's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $403M to $493M.

Where does Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Other plans are similar in size to Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Defined Contribution Pension Fund in IL ($452M, 2,414 participants).

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By total assets, Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Fairfield University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 22.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 060646623.