Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hillsdale College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$179M
Total assets Near avg plan size
763
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$234,006
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Hillsdale College · Michigan · Educational Services

$179M in assets, 763 participants

Hillsdale College's Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $179M in total assets and 763 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #3,376 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Where Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits by assets

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $179M for 763 participants (~$234,006/participant), up 18.0% in 2023.

#3,376
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$178,546,215 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (763 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $151M in the plan year 2022 filing to $179M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 667 in the plan year 2022 filing to 763 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 381374230 · Hillsdale College PY 2023 · Other

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $179M · 763 · 94th

  • TYPE $179M
  • NET 763
  • BOOK 94th
  • VS-ST Other
  • BOY near Sarah Lawrence College 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #3376

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 Michigan →

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center's Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement PlanKingsbrook Jewish Medical Ce…$179MSt. John Fisher University Retirement PlanSt. John Fisher University R…$179MSarah Lawrence College 403(b) Retirement PlanSarah Lawrence College 403(b…$179MHillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHillsdale College Defined Co…$179MYork College of Pennsylvania Defined Contribution Retirement PlanYork College of Pennsylvania…$178M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$151M
Net Assets (End of Year)$179M
Net Income$27M
Employer EIN381374230
Plan Effective Date1944-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hillsdale College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hillsdale College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$205M 35.73524456741611% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $151M $205M ▲ +35.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 667 $151M
2023 1 763 $179M
2024 1 822 $205M

Nearby Other Plans in Michigan

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

Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.178546215 · Participants: 763Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement PlanFca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.820440935 · Participants: 16630Fca US LLC Salaried Employees' Savings PlanFca US LLC UAW Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.690971139 · Participants: 49473Fca US LLC UAW Savings PlanBeaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.628827189 · Participants: 33717Beaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanHenry Ford Health System Heritage 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.284257295 · Participants: 15298Henry Ford Health System Heritage 403(b) PlanBronson Healthcare Group, Inc. 403(b) Tax Sheltered Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.034484808 · Participants: 8357Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. 403(b) Tax Sheltered Matching Plan
Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Michigan, the nearest Other by assets is Sarah Lawrence College 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($179M); by covered participants it is Brandeis University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees in MA (762 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2023, from $151M to $179M. Reported net income was $27M.
How have Hillsdale College plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hillsdale College's sponsor-wide assets grew 35.7%, from $151M to $205M.
Where does Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sarah Lawrence College 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY ($179M, 618 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hillsdale College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Brandeis University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for Nonexempt Employees in MA (762 participants, $50M in assets).