Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cornell University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
14,383
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$192,166
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca · Sponsored by Cornell University · New York · Educational Services

$2.8B in assets, 14,383 participants

Cornell University's Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca reported $2.8B in total assets and 14,383 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.

  • #3,712 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in New York

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca covers 14,383 participants in New York, 18x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

#3,712
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+13.0%
assets growth YoY
28×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca's outsized position by total assets

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,763,917,839 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

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca is a mega filing (14,383 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca reported net income rose from -$447M in the plan year 2022 filing to $318M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca end-of-year assets rose from $2.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca reported participants rose from 14,145 in the plan year 2022 filing to 14,383 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 150532082 · Cornell University PY 2023 · Other

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca · $2.8B · 14,383 · 99th

  • RANK $2.8B
  • RANK 14,383
  • RANK 99th
  • RANK Other
  • RANK near Boston University Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #3712

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 New York →

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca in the asset neighbourhood

Memorial Hermann Health System Employees' Retirement Savings PlanMemorial Hermann Health Syst…$2.8BCornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at IthacaCornell University Retiremen…$2.8BBoston University Retirement PlanBoston University Retirement…$2.8BThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BThe Johns Hopkins University…$2.7BBeaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBeaumont Health 403(b) Retir…$2.6B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income$318M
Employer EIN150532082
Plan Effective Date1940-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cornell University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cornell University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.5B 28.23795140741239% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7B$8B$9B$10B 202220232024 $7.42B $9.52B ▲ +28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 40,167 $7.4B
2023 5 47,891 $8.6B
2024 5 49,890 $9.5B

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 100002000030000400005000060000 24681012 Total assets ($B) Participants Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca, Total assets ($B): 2.763917839 · Participants: 14383Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at IthacaNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.888143307 · Participants: 48676Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.498597037 · Participants: 30241The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 7.214339559 · Participants: 28970University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.59380214 · Participants: 22855Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.026291682 · Participants: 14407Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 14,383 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $192,166 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $318M.

This plan identity (EIN 150532082, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.4B to $3.0B (+23.5%) while covered participants moved from 14,145 to 14,648 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,145 $2.4B Open filing
2023 14,383 $2.8B This page
2024 · index core 14,648 $3.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Boston University Retirement Plan in MA ($2.8B); by covered participants it is Legacy Health 403(b) Plan in OR (14,249 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14,383 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 Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca assets move in 2023? ▼
Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca grew at a solid clip - up 13.0% during 2023, from $2.4B to $2.8B. Reported net income was $318M.
How have Cornell University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cornell University's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.2%, from $7.4B to $9.5B.
Where does Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca 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 Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boston University Retirement Plan in MA ($2.8B, 8,130 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Legacy Health 403(b) Plan in OR (14,249 participants, $1.7B in assets).

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 150532082.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.