Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
University of Denver Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $848M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 7,241
- Participants Very large workforce
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $117,125
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: University of Denver Retirement Plan · Sponsored by University of Denver · Colorado · Educational Services
$848M in assets, 7,241 participants
University of Denver's University of Denver Retirement Plan reported $848M in total assets and 7,241 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.
- #3,655 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
University of Denver Retirement Plan covers 7,241 participants in Colorado, 19x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $848M.
- #3,655
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +14.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 8.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
University of Denver Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
University of Denver Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$848,101,064 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
University of Denver 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. University of Denver Retirement Plan lands in the large band (7,241 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- University of Denver Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,470 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,241 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- University of Denver Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$115M in the plan year 2022 filing to $104M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- University of Denver Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $744M in the plan year 2022 filing to $848M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 840404231 · University of Denver PY 2023 · Other
University of Denver Retirement Plan · $848M · 7,241 · 98th
- NET $848M
- NET 7,241
- NET 98th
- NET Other
- NET near Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan
- NET ind #3655
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 Colorado →
University of Denver Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $744M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $848M |
| Net Income | $104M |
| Employer EIN | 840404231 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1922-10-19 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (University of Denver)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All University of Denver plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $909M 22.191317999395476% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,470 | $744M |
| 2023 | 1 | 7,241 | $848M |
| 2024 | 1 | 7,356 | $909M |
Nearby Other Plans in Colorado
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Ucar Retirement Plan $1.1B · 1,444
- Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan $898M · 8,617
- Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan $525M · 2,877
- Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan $353M · 707
- 403 (B) Retirement Plan $331M · 2,390
Scale composition for University of Denver Retirement Plan
University of Denver Retirement Plan reports $848M in end-of-year assets across 7,241 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $117,125 per participant (85% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $104M.
This plan identity (EIN 840404231, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $744M to $909M (+22.2%) while covered participants moved from 2,470 to 7,356 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,470 | $744M | Open filing |
| 2023 | 7,241 | $848M | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 7,356 | $909M | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- University of Denver Retirement Plan (Other, $909M, 7,356 participants)
University of Denver Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan in CT ($840M); by covered participants it is Nyu Langone Hospital-Long Island 403(b) Plan in NY (7,251 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($848M here).
- Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan (CT) $840M · 18,754
- Prisma Health 401(a) Plan (SC) $838M · 21,235
- Cox Savings Incentive Plan (MO) $836M · 12,220
- Nyu Grossman School of Medicine Management and Staff 403(b) Retirement Plan (NY) $834M · 10,171
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,241 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Nyu Langone Hospital-Long Island 403(b) Plan (NY) 7,251 · 10 off
- North Mississippi Health Services 403(b) Plan (MS) 7,294 · 53 off
- Beacon Retirement Savings 403(b) Plan (IN) 7,172 · 69 off
- Centra Health Matching Tax Deferred Savings Plan (VA) 7,141 · 100 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.