Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Washington University in St. Louis Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $6.7B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 25,521
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $264,147
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Washington University Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis · Missouri · Educational Services
$6.7B in assets, 25,521 participants
Washington University in St. Louis's Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reported $6.7B in total assets and 25,521 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- #3,729 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in Missouri
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan covers 25,521 participants in Missouri, 35x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $6.7B.
- #3,729
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +14.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 68×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$6,741,301,721 Highest reported value at or above every one 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
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Washington University Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (25,521 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$757M in the plan year 2022 filing to $864M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 15,925 in the plan year 2022 filing to 25,521 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $6.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 430653611 · Washington University in St. Louis PY 2023 · Other
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan · $6.7B · 25,521 · 100th
- RANK $6.7B
- RANK 25,521
- RANK 100th
- RANK Other
- RANK near Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan
- RANK ind #3729
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 Missouri →
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Missouri filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $5.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $6.7B |
| Net Income | $864M |
| Employer EIN | 430653611 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1936-06-08 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Washington University in St. Louis)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Washington University in St. Louis plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $7.5B 27.338989062932356% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 15,925 | $5.9B |
| 2023 | 1 | 25,521 | $6.7B |
| 2024 | 1 | 26,975 | $7.5B |
Nearby Other Plans in Missouri
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Children's Mercy Hospital Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan $969M · 8,984
- Saint Louis University 403(b) Annuity Plan $910M · 4,784
- Cox Savings Incentive Plan $836M · 12,220
- Bjc 403(b) Plan $448M · 5,284
- University Health 403(b) Plan $247M · 4,269
Scale composition for Washington University Retirement Savings Plan
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan reports $6.7B in end-of-year assets across 25,521 participants (0.055% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.027% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $264,147 per participant (1.9x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $864M.
This plan identity (EIN 430653611, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.9B to $7.5B (+27.3%) while covered participants moved from 15,925 to 26,975 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15,925 | $5.9B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 25,521 | $6.7B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 26,975 | $7.5B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Washington University Retirement Savings Plan (Other, $7.5B, 26,975 participants)
Washington University Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Missouri, the nearest Other by assets is Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan in CA ($6.5B); by covered participants it is West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in WV (25,400 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.7B here).
- Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan (CA) $6.5B · 50,273
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan (PA) $6.3B · 20,979
- University of Rochester Retirement Program (NY) $7.2B · 28,970
- Yale University Retirement Account Plan (CT) $7.4B · 12,259
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (25,521 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (WV) 25,400 · 121 off
- Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan of the University of Pennsylvania (PA) 25,712 · 191 off
- Sentara 403(b) Savings Plan (VA) 25,806 · 285 off
- Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. 403(b) Employee Retirement Plan (FL) 25,214 · 307 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.