Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Syracuse University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$807M
Total assets Above avg plan size
7,508
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,421
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Syracuse University · New York · Educational Services

$807M in assets, 7,508 participants

Syracuse University's Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported $807M in total assets and 7,508 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.

  • #3,646 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in New York

Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan covers 7,508 participants in New York, 9.4x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $807M.

#3,646
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY
8.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$806,514,083 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Voluntary 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 Voluntary Retirement Plan lands in the large band (7,508 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$102M in the plan year 2022 filing to $81M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $726M in the plan year 2022 filing to $807M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 7,437 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,508 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 Voluntary Retirement Plan · $807M · 7,508 · 98th

  • SCH $807M
  • EBSA 7,508
  • PART 98th
  • TYPE Other
  • NET near Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions
  • BOOK ind #3646

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 Voluntary Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement PlanBrown University Defined Con…$813MUniversity of the Pacific Defined Contribution PlanUniversity of the Pacific De…$812MSyracuse University Voluntary Retirement PlanSyracuse University Voluntar…$807MNebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching ContributionsNebraska Medicine Retirement…$805MInstitute for Defense Analyses Tax Deferred Annuity PlanInstitute for Defense Analys…$801M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$726M
Net Assets (End of Year)$807M
Net Income$81M
Employer EIN150532081
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
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 Voluntary Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 024681012 Total assets ($B) Participants Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.806514083 · Participants: 7508Syracuse University Voluntary 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 Voluntary Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan

Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan reports $807M in end-of-year assets across 7,508 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 $107,421 per participant (78% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $81M.

This plan identity (EIN 150532081, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $726M to $878M (+20.9%) while covered participants moved from 7,437 to 7,452 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,437 $726M Open filing
2023 7,508 $807M This page
2024 · index core 7,452 $878M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions in NE ($805M); by covered participants it is Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust Fund in WA (7,520 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (7,508 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 Voluntary Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2023, from $726M to $807M. Reported net income was $81M.
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 Voluntary Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions in NE ($805M, 9,430 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Syracuse University Voluntary Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ironworkers District Council of the Pacific Nw Field Ironworkers Annuity Trust Fund in WA (7,520 participants, $561M 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.