Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Thomas Jefferson University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
15,783
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$156,307
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$2.5B in assets, 15,783 participants

Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 15,783 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #3,708 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 15,783 participants in Pennsylvania, 19x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

#3,708
in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
+16.9%
assets growth YoY
25×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,466,994,136 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement 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. Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a mega filing (15,783 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$300M in the plan year 2022 filing to $356M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 14,302 in the plan year 2022 filing to 15,783 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231352651 · Thomas Jefferson University PY 2023 · Other

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $2.5B · 15,783 · 99th

  • BOOK $2.5B
  • BOOK 15,783
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  • BOOK near The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital
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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 Pennsylvania →

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundInt'l Brotherhood of Electri…$2.6BThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist HospitalThe Tax Sheltered Annuity Pl…$2.5BJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contributi…$2.5BBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Voluntary 403(b) PlanBeth Israel Deaconess Medica…$2.4BThe Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. Retirement PlanThe Medical College of Wisco…$2.3B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income$356M
Employer EIN231352651
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thomas Jefferson University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Thomas Jefferson University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.9B 30.46831331329198% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.74B $4.87B ▲ +30.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 21,557 $3.7B
2023 2 22,597 $4.1B
2024 2 23,676 $4.9B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 1234567 Total assets ($B) Participants Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.466994136 · Participants: 15783Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.313953991 · Participants: 20979The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.172068489 · Participants: 78261Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.057133387 · Participants: 41942The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54984626 · Participants: 6370Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.141294592 · Participants: 18109The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan
Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 15,783 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.017% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $156,307 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $356M.

This plan identity (EIN 231352651, plan #005) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.8B (+32.3%) while covered participants moved from 14,302 to 17,497 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,302 $2.1B Open filing
2023 15,783 $2.5B This page
2024 · index core 17,497 $2.8B Open filing

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

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital in TX ($2.5B); by covered participants it is Parkview Health System, Inc. 403(b) Plan in IN (16,096 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (15,783 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 Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.9% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.5B. Reported net income was $356M.
How have Thomas Jefferson University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thomas Jefferson University's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.5%, from $3.7B to $4.9B.
Where does Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan of the Methodist Hospital in TX ($2.5B, 29,975 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Parkview Health System, Inc. 403(b) Plan in IN (16,096 participants, $787M in assets).