Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$154M
Total assets Near avg plan size
879
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$174,860
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department · Illinois · Educational Services

$154M in assets, 879 participants

Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department's Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported $154M in total assets and 879 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #3,212 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $154M for 879 participants (~$174,860/participant), down 2.7% in 2024.

#3,212
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
-2.7%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$153,702,017 Top 7% higher than 93% of 123,620 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 2024

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (879 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 989 in the plan year 2023 filing to 879 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $158M in the plan year 2023 filing to $154M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361408475 · Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan · $154M · 879 · 93rd

  • IND $154M
  • IND 879
  • IND 93rd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Pension Plan of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  • IND ind #3212

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 Illinois →

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Timken-Latrobe-Mpb-Torrington Retirement PlanThe Timken-Latrobe-Mpb-Torri…$154MFish & Richardson Principals' Cash Balance PlanFish & Richardson Principals…$154MBrick Masons' Pension Trust FundBrick Masons' Pension Trust …$154MPension Plan of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPPension Plan of Cravath, Swa…$154MLoyola University Employees' Retirement PlanLoyola University Employees'…$154M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$158M
Net Assets (End of Year)$154M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN361408475
Plan Effective Date1949-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 20.191790731328716% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.15B $1.39B ▲ +20.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,843 $1.2B
2023 2 3,764 $1.3B
2024 2 3,801 $1.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.153702017 · Participants: 879Loyola University Employees' Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in NY ($154M); by covered participants it is Sedgwick Retirement Plan in TN (880 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (879 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 2.7% during 2024, from $158M to $154M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Loyola University of Chicago Attn Benefits Department's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.2%, from $1.2B to $1.4B.
Where does Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in NY ($154M, 256 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Loyola University Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sedgwick Retirement Plan in TN (880 participants, $71M in assets).