Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Fairfield University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $451M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,095
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $412,320
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #3,584
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +12.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 4.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$451,490,632 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement 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. Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,095 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- 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.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 060646623 · Fairfield University PY 2023 · Other
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $451M · 1,095 · 97th
- EOY $451M
- 5500 1,095
- ASSETS 97th
- PCT Other
- EIN near Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Defined Contribution Pension Fund
- RANK ind #3584
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 Connecticut →
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Fairfield University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $493M 22.16757872495506% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
Fairfield University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Connecticut, the nearest Other by assets is Local Union No. 9 IBEW and Outside Contractors Defined Contribution Pension Fund in IL ($452M); by covered participants it is Special People in Northeast, Inc. 403(b) Plan in PA (1,094 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($451M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,095 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Special People in Northeast, Inc. 403(b) Plan (PA) 1,094 · 1 off
- Occidental College 403(b) Retirement Plan (CA) 1,093 · 2 off
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest Nc 403(b) Plan (NC) 1,092 · 3 off
- Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan (PA) 1,091 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.