Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Brown University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$974M
Total assets Above avg plan size
6,202
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,125
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Brown University · Rhode Island · Educational Services

$974M in assets, 6,202 participants

Brown University's Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported $974M in total assets and 6,202 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #3,560 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Rhode Island

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan covers 6,202 participants in Rhode Island, 4.3x the typical Rhode Island plan (state average ~1,449 per filing). Assets: $974M.

#3,560
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+19.9%
assets growth YoY
9.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$974,489,255 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting 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. Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,202 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $813M in the plan year 2023 filing to $974M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 5,630 in the plan year 2023 filing to 6,202 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $156M in the plan year 2023 filing to $162M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 050258809 · Brown University PY 2024 · Other

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan · $974M · 6,202 · 98th

  • PART $974M
  • PART 6,202
  • PART 98th
  • PART Other
  • PART near El Camino Hospital 403(b) Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #3560

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 Rhode Island →

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Educational Testing Service 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanEducational Testing Service …$982MGeorgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement PlanGeorgetown University Volunt…$979MEl Camino Hospital 403(b) Retirement PlanEl Camino Hospital 403(b) Re…$976MBrown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement PlanBrown University Defined Con…$974MPresbyterian Healthcare Services 403(b) PlanPresbyterian Healthcare Serv…$968M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Rhode Island filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$813M
Net Assets (End of Year)$974M
Net Income$162M
Employer EIN050258809
Plan Effective Date2001-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 25.313251041559397% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.06B $2.59B ▲ +25.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 6,657 $2.1B
2023 3 7,409 $2.3B
2024 3 8,011 $2.6B

Nearby Other Plans in Rhode Island

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

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.974489255 · Participants: 6202Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement PlanBrown University Defined Contribution Legacy Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.487677264 · Participants: 1257Brown University Defined Contribution Legacy Retirement PlanBrown Health 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.268353675 · Participants: 9054Brown Health 403(b) Retirement PlanProvidence College 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.39348647 · Participants: 1046Providence College 403(b) PlanRoger Williams University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.359804879 · Participants: 3017Roger Williams University Retirement PlanBrown Physicians, Inc. 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.280191827 · Participants: 1234Brown Physicians, Inc. 403(b) Plan
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Rhode Island, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan reports $974M in end-of-year assets across 6,202 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $157,125 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $162M.

This plan identity (EIN 050258809, plan #107) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $657M to $974M (+48.3%) while covered participants moved from 4,906 to 6,202 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,906 $657M Open filing
2023 5,630 $813M Open filing
2024 · index core 6,202 $974M This page

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

Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Rhode Island, the nearest Other by assets is El Camino Hospital 403(b) Retirement Plan in CA ($976M); by covered participants it is Valley Health System Employee Contributory 403(b) Plan in VA (6,189 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,202 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 Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2024, from $813M to $974M. Reported net income was $162M.
How have Brown University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $2.1B to $2.6B.
Where does Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is El Camino Hospital 403(b) Retirement Plan in CA ($976M, 4,277 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown University Defined Contribution Deferred Vesting Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Valley Health System Employee Contributory 403(b) Plan in VA (6,189 participants, $542M in assets).