Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Cornell University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.4B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 12,764
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $190,572
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan · Sponsored by Cornell University · New York · Educational Services
$2.4B in assets, 12,764 participants
Cornell University's Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 12,764 participants in its 2024 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.
- #3,606 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in New York
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan covers 12,764 participants in New York, 16x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.
- #3,606
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +9.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 24×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan's outsized position by total assets
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$2,432,458,158 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan is a mega filing (12,764 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reported net income fell from $276M in the plan year 2023 filing to $209M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 150532082 · Cornell University PY 2024 · Other
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan · $2.4B · 12,764 · 99th
- EIN $2.4B
- RANK 12,764
- PHOTO 99th
- IND Other
- EOY near Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
- 5500 ind #3606
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 →
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.4B |
| Net Income | $209M |
| Employer EIN | 150532082 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-07-01 |
| 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 Other Plans in New York
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $10.9B · 44,511
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $9.5B · 46,826
- University of Rochester Retirement Program $8.0B · 30,335
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $6.4B · 22,606
- Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $5.6B · 14,399
Scale composition for Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reports $2.4B in end-of-year assets across 12,764 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $190,572 per participant (1.4x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $209M.
This plan identity (EIN 150532082, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.9B to $2.4B (+24.9%) while covered participants moved from 12,687 to 12,764 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,687 | $1.9B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 12,762 | $2.2B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 12,764 | $2.4B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Cornell University Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Endowed Colleges at Ithaca (Other, $3.0B, 14,648 participants)
- Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees (Other, $2.2B, 5,142 participants)
- Weill Cornell Medical College Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (Other, $1.6B, 12,676 participants)
- Weill Cornell Medical College Non-Exempt and Frozen Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $219M, 4,660 participants)
Cornell University Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in DC ($2.5B); by covered participants it is University of Miami Retirement Savings Plan in FL (12,711 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.4B here).
- Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DC) $2.5B · 4,882
- Mainehealth 403(b) Retirement Plan (ME) $2.5B · 22,911
- University Hospitals Health System 403(b) Matched Retirement Savings Plan (OH) $2.5B · 27,009
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan (PA) $2.5B · 19,571
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (12,764 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- University of Miami Retirement Savings Plan (FL) 12,711 · 53 off
- Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan (MA) 12,869 · 105 off
- Cox Savings Incentive Plan (MO) 13,001 · 237 off
- Employee Retirement Savings Plan - Premier Health Partners (OH) 12,398 · 366 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.