Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Georgetown University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,981
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$448,369
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Georgetown University · District of Columbia · Educational Services

$2.2B in assets, 4,981 participants

Georgetown University's Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 4,981 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #3,703 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 4,981 participants in District of Columbia, 3.4x the typical District of Columbia plan (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.

#3,703
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY
22×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,233,326,595 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Georgetown 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. Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,981 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$338M in the plan year 2022 filing to $260M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,918 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,981 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 530196603 · Georgetown University PY 2023 · Other

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $2.2B · 4,981 · 99th

  • PHOTO $2.2B
  • PHOTO 4,981
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO Other
  • PHOTO near Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
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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 District of Columbia →

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Vanderbilt University Retirement PlanVanderbilt University Retire…$2.3BCedars-Sinai Health System 403b Retirement PlanCedars-Sinai Health System 4…$2.2BGeorgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanGeorgetown University Define…$2.2BCornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity PlanCornell University Tax-Defer…$2.2BThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings PlanThe Children's Hospital of P…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.2B
Net Income$260M
Employer EIN530196603
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Georgetown University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Georgetown University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 19.07145398288855% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.89B $3.45B ▲ +19.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 18,588 $2.9B
2023 3 20,622 $3.3B
2024 3 19,998 $3.4B

Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia

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

Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 00.511.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.233326595 · Participants: 4981Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 2.573431912 · Participants: 431907Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundAmerican University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.269733433 · Participants: 2668American University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHoward University Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.110483572 · Participants: 6611Howard University Savings PlanGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.864736688 · Participants: 15030Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement PlanThe Catholic University of America Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.560687073 · Participants: 1716The Catholic University of America Retirement Plan
Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

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

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Other by assets is Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in NY ($2.2B); by covered participants it is Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan in NY (4,967 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,981 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 Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2023, from $2.0B to $2.2B. Reported net income was $260M.
How have Georgetown University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Georgetown University's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.1%, from $2.9B to $3.4B.
Where does Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in NY ($2.2B, 12,762 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan in NY (4,967 participants, $1.6B in assets).