Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Brown University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$813M
Total assets Above avg plan size
5,630
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,361
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Brown University · Rhode Island · Educational Services

$813M in assets, 5,630 participants

Brown University's Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported $813M in total assets and 5,630 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,648 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Rhode Island

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan covers 5,630 participants in Rhode Island, 3.9x the typical Rhode Island plan (state average ~1,449 per filing). Assets: $813M.

#3,648
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+23.7%
assets growth YoY
8.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$812,750,487 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting 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. Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan lands in the large band (5,630 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$69M in the plan year 2022 filing to $156M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $657M in the plan year 2022 filing to $813M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,906 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,630 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 050258809 · Brown University PY 2023 · Other

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan · $813M · 5,630 · 98th

  • EBSA $813M
  • PART 5,630
  • TYPE 98th
  • NET Other
  • BOOK near University of the Pacific Defined Contribution Plan
  • VS-ST ind #3648

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 Rhode Island →

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Rhode Island filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$657M
Net Assets (End of Year)$813M
Net Income$156M
Employer EIN050258809
Plan Effective Date2001-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 25.313251041559397% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.06B $2.59B ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,657 $2.1B
2023 3 7,409 $2.3B
2024 3 8,011 $2.6B

Nearby Other Plans in Rhode Island

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

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.812750487 · Participants: 5630Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement PlanBrown University Defined Contribution Legacy Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.400883938 · Participants: 1272Brown University Defined Contribution Legacy Retirement PlanLifespan Corporation 403(b)Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.164361597 · Participants: 9416Lifespan Corporation 403(b)Retirement PlanProvidence College 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.359922183 · Participants: 984Providence College 403(b) PlanRoger Williams University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.335932553 · Participants: 2740Roger Williams University Retirement PlanRhode Island School of Design Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.253267519 · Participants: 923Rhode Island School of Design Retirement Plan
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reports $813M in end-of-year assets across 5,630 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $144,361 per participant (1.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $156M.

This plan identity (EIN 050258809, plan #107) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $657M to $974M (+48.3%) while covered participants moved from 4,906 to 6,202 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,906 $657M Open filing
2023 5,630 $813M This page
2024 · index core 6,202 $974M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Rhode Island, the nearest Other by assets is University of the Pacific Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($812M); by covered participants it is Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan in TN (5,644 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5,630 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 Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 23.7% during 2023, from $657M to $813M. Reported net income was $156M.
How have Brown University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $2.1B to $2.6B.
Where does Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of the Pacific Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($812M, 2,969 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Thrift Plan in TN (5,644 participants, $414M in assets).