Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Georgetown University Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$184M
Total assets Near avg plan size
611
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$301,001
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Georgetown University Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Georgetown University · District of Columbia · Educational Services

$184M in assets, 611 participants

Georgetown University's Georgetown University Retirement Plan reported $184M in total assets and 611 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.

  • #3,387 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Georgetown University Retirement Plan covers 611 participants in District of Columbia, about 42% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $184M.

#3,387
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Georgetown University Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Georgetown University Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$183,911,359 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

Georgetown University 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. Georgetown University Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (611 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Georgetown University Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Georgetown University Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 650 in the plan year 2022 filing to 611 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Georgetown University Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $179M in the plan year 2022 filing to $184M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 530196603 · Georgetown University PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Georgetown University Retirement Plan · $184M · 611 · 94th

  • PART $184M
  • TYPE 611
  • NET 94th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan
  • BOY ind #3387

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 District of Columbia →

Georgetown University Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Global Defined Benefit Retirement PlanGlobal Defined Benefit Retir…$184MGeorgetown University Retirement PlanGeorgetown University Retire…$184MSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance PlanSkadden Arps Slate Meagher &…$184MBanquet Employees - Unions Pension Trust FundBanquet Employees - Unions P…$184MLocal Union 400 I.B.E.W. Pension PlanLocal Union 400 I.B.E.W. Pen…$184M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Georgetown University Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$179M
Net Assets (End of Year)$184M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN530196603
Plan Effective Date1954-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Georgetown University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Georgetown University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.4B 19.07145398288855% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.8B$3B$3.2B$3.4B$3.6B 202220232024 $2.89B $3.45B ▲ +19.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 18,588 $2.9B
2023 3 20,622 $3.3B
2024 3 19,998 $3.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Georgetown University Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Georgetown University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.183911359 · Participants: 611Georgetown University Retirement PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Georgetown University Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Georgetown University Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Georgetown University Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan in NY ($184M); by covered participants it is Touro Infirmary Retirement Plan in LA (612 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (611 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 Georgetown University Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Georgetown University Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2023, from $179M to $184M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Georgetown University plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Georgetown University's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.1%, from $2.9B to $3.4B.
Where does Georgetown University Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Georgetown University 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Georgetown University Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan in NY ($184M, 295 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Georgetown University Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Touro Infirmary Retirement Plan in LA (612 participants, $23M 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 530196603.

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.