Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Syracuse University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,967
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$320,588
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Syracuse University · New York · Educational Services

$1.6B in assets, 4,967 participants

Syracuse University's Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 4,967 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.

  • #3,687 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in New York

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan covers 4,967 participants in New York, 6.2x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#3,687
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+8.7%
assets growth YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,592,358,388 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

Syracuse University Noncontributory 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. Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,967 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$212M in the plan year 2022 filing to $128M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 5,014 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,967 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 150532081 · Syracuse University PY 2023 · Other

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan · $1.6B · 4,967 · 99th

  • BOY $1.6B
  • BOY 4,967
  • BOY 99th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #3687

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 →

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement PlanSyracuse University Noncontr…$1.6BArgonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement PlanArgonne National Laboratory …$1.6BBoston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings PlanBoston University Supplement…$1.6BOrlando Health Retirement Savings Plan 403bOrlando Health Retirement Sa…$1.6BSouthwest Research Institute Retirement PlanSouthwest Research Institute…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$128M
Employer EIN150532081
Plan Effective Date1928-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Syracuse University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Syracuse University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 18.001042628725898% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.19B $2.59B ▲ +18.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,451 $2.2B
2023 2 12,475 $2.4B
2024 2 12,631 $2.6B

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 024681012 Total assets ($B) Participants Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.592358388 · Participants: 4967Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement PlanNorthwell 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
Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan in IL ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in DC (4,981 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,967 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 Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.7% during 2023, from $1.5B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $128M.
How have Syracuse University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Syracuse University's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $2.2B to $2.6B.
Where does Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Syracuse University Noncontributory 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 Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Argonne National Laboratory 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan in IL ($1.6B, 3,798 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Syracuse University Noncontributory Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in DC (4,981 participants, $2.2B 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 150532081.

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.