Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Messiah University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $176M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,748
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $100,904
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Messiah University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services
$176M in assets, 1,748 participants
Messiah University's Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $176M in total assets and 1,748 participants in its 2024 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.
- #3,250 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 1,748 participants in Pennsylvania, 2.1x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $176M.
- #3,250
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +8.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$176,380,118 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,748 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,516 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,748 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $162M in the plan year 2023 filing to $176M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 231352661 · Messiah University PY 2024 · Other
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $176M · 1,748 · 94th
- ASSETS $176M
- ASSETS 1,748
- ASSETS 94th
- ASSETS Other
- ASSETS near Bates College 403(b) Retirement Plan
- ASSETS ind #3250
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 →
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $162M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $176M |
| Net Income | $14M |
| Employer EIN | 231352661 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Messiah University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Messiah University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $176M 18.893067856619343% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,427 | $148M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,516 | $162M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,748 | $176M |
Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan $7.0B · 22,110
- Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $4.7B · 78,872
- The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.6B · 43,405
- Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan $2.8B · 6,772
- Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.8B · 17,497
Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Bates College 403(b) Retirement Plan in ME ($177M); by covered participants it is Vail Health Hospital Retirement Plan in CO (1,750 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($176M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,748 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Vail Health Hospital Retirement Plan (CO) 1,750 · 2 off
- University of Massachusetts Global 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (CA) 1,754 · 6 off
- Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. 403(b) Plan (TX) 1,758 · 10 off
- May Institute, Inc. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (MA) 1,763 · 15 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.