Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Drexel University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,774
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$170,909
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Drexel University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$1.7B in assets, 9,774 participants

Drexel University's Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $1.7B in total assets and 9,774 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.

  • #3,688 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 9,774 participants in Pennsylvania, 12x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.7B.

#3,688
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+15.3%
assets growth YoY
17×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$1,670,467,094 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

Drexel 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. Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (9,774 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$238M in the plan year 2022 filing to $222M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,157 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,774 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 231352630 · Drexel University PY 2023 · Other

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $1.7B · 9,774 · 99th

  • IND $1.7B
  • EOY 9,774
  • 5500 99th
  • ASSETS Other
  • PCT near Christiana Care 403(b) Plan
  • EIN ind #3688

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 Pennsylvania →

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthConsolidated 403(b) Plan of …$1.7BUniversity of Miami Retirement Savings PlanUniversity of Miami Retireme…$1.7BLegacy Health 403(b) Plan$1.7BDrexel University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanDrexel University Defined Co…$1.7BChristiana Care 403(b) Plan$1.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.7B
Net Income$222M
Employer EIN231352630
Plan Effective Date1972-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Drexel University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Drexel University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.8B 27.472456287596998% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B 202220232024 $1.45B $1.85B ▲ +27.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,157 $1.4B
2023 1 9,774 $1.7B
2024 1 11,317 $1.8B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.670467094 · Participants: 9774Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.313953991 · Participants: 20979The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.172068489 · Participants: 78261Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.057133387 · Participants: 41942The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54984626 · Participants: 6370Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.466994136 · Participants: 15783Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $1.7B in end-of-year assets across 9,774 participants (0.014% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $170,909 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $222M.

This plan identity (EIN 231352630, plan #103) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.8B (+27.5%) while covered participants moved from 4,157 to 11,317 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,157 $1.4B Open filing
2023 9,774 $1.7B This page
2024 · index core 11,317 $1.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Christiana Care 403(b) Plan in DE ($1.7B); by covered participants it is Community Hospitals of Central California Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in CA (9,949 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,774 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 Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 15.3% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.7B. Reported net income was $222M.
How have Drexel University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Drexel University's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.5%, from $1.4B to $1.8B.
Where does Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Drexel 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 Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Christiana Care 403(b) Plan in DE ($1.7B, 13,834 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Community Hospitals of Central California Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in CA (9,949 participants, $557M 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 231352630.

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.