Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Cornell University Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $205M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 4,301
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 95th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $47,662
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cornell University · New York · Educational Services
$205M in assets, 4,301 participants
Cornell University's Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan reported $205M in total assets and 4,301 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- #3,415 in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
Coverage in New York
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan covers 4,301 participants in New York, 5.4x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $205M.
- #3,415
- in Educational Services (3,735 peers)
- +12.8%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$204,993,609 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen 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. Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,301 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $182M in the plan year 2022 filing to $205M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,078 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,301 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 150532082 · Cornell University PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan · $205M · 4,301 · 95th
- 5500 $205M
- 5500 4,301
- 5500 95th
- 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan
- 5500 ind #3415
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 →
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $182M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $204M |
| Net Income | $23M |
| Employer EIN | 150532082 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1989-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cornell University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Cornell University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $9.5B 28.23795140741239% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 40,167 | $7.4B |
| 2023 | 5 | 47,891 | $8.6B |
| 2024 | 5 | 49,890 | $9.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.0B · 14,881
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $16.2B · 10,779
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.2B · 107,582
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $11.0B · 9,616
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.6B · 12,289
Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan in WI ($205M); by covered participants it is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan in TN (4,300 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($205M here).
- Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan (WI) $205M · 1,108
- Carmax, Inc. Pension Plan (VA) $204M · 2,741
- Office and Professional Employee Pension Trust Fund (CA) $204M · 311
- Autoliv Asp, Inc. Pension Plan (UT) $204M · 1,034
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,301 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan (TN) 4,300 · 1 off
- Fresenius Medical Care North America Retirement Plan (MA) 4,293 · 8 off
- Ufcw Union Local 919 & Contributing Employers' Food Pension Fund (CT) 4,279 · 22 off
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (OH) 4,341 · 40 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.