Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Swarthmore College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$425M
Total assets
1,091
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$389,437
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Swarthmore College · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$425M in assets, 1,091 participants

Swarthmore College's Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan reported $425M in total assets and 1,091 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)
  • #3,573 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan sits by assets

Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $425M for 1,091 participants (~$389,437/participant), up 10.3% in 2023.

$425M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,091
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$389,437
avg assets per participant

Where Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan sits by total assets

Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$424,876,239 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$68M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $385M in the plan year 2022 filing to $425M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,077 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,091 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 4.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$385M
Net Assets (End of Year)$425M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN231352683
Plan Effective Date1937-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Swarthmore College)

$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $385M $463M ▲ +20.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Swarthmore College plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,077 $385M
2023 1 1,091 $425M
2024 1 1,187 $462M

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Swarthmore College R…The University of Pe…Upmc 403(b) Retireme…The University of Pe…Carnegie Mellon Univ…Jefferson Defined Co…
Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.3% during 2023, from $385M to $425M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Swarthmore College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Swarthmore College's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.1%, from $385M to $462M.
Where does Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Swarthmore College Regular 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 Swarthmore College Regular Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Assoc of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Mep in OH ($425M, 1,696 participants).

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