Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Yale University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8.3B
Total assets Very large vs avg
13,197
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$632,201
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Yale University Retirement Account Plan · Sponsored by Yale University · Connecticut · Educational Services

$8.3B in assets, 13,197 participants

Yale University's Yale University Retirement Account Plan reported $8.3B in total assets and 13,197 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #3,635 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Yale University Retirement Account Plan covers 13,197 participants in Connecticut, 18x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $8.3B.

#3,635
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
84×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Yale University Retirement Account Plan's outsized position by total assets

Yale University Retirement Account Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,343,162,149 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Yale University Retirement Account 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. Yale University Retirement Account Plan is a mega filing (13,197 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Yale University Retirement Account Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $8.3B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Yale University Retirement Account Plan reported participants rose from 12,259 in the plan year 2023 filing to 13,197 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Yale University Retirement Account Plan reported net income fell from $989M in the plan year 2023 filing to $937M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 060646973 · Yale University PY 2024 · Other

Yale University Retirement Account Plan · $8.3B · 13,197 · 100th

  • PART $8.3B
  • TYPE 13,197
  • NET 100th
  • BOOK Other
  • VS-ST near University of Rochester Retirement Program
  • BOY ind #3635

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 Connecticut →

Yale University Retirement Account Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanJohns Hopkins University 403…$8.8BYale University Retirement Account PlanYale University Retirement A…$8.3BUniversity of Rochester Retirement ProgramUniversity of Rochester Reti…$8.0BSutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings…$7.6BWashington University Retirement Savings PlanWashington University Retire…$7.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Yale University Retirement Account Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$8.3B
Net Income$937M
Employer EIN060646973
Plan Effective Date1920-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Yale University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Yale University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.1B 25.296867123860967% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B$13B 202220232024 $9.66B $12.1B ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 41,227 $9.7B
2023 4 44,668 $10.8B
2024 4 47,387 $12.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Connecticut

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

Yale University Retirement Account Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Yale University Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343162149 · Participants: 13197Yale University Retirement Account PlanYale-New Haven Hospital and Tax Exempt Affiliates Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.311493523 · Participants: 22447Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax Exempt Affiliates Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanYale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.873939522 · Participants: 20269Yale University Tax-Deferred 403(b) Savings PlanNuvance Health 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Health Quest Systems, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan), Total assets ($B): 0.746080453 · Participants: 2323Nuvance Health 403(b) Plan (F/K/a Health Quest Systems, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan)Wesleyan University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.688145628 · Participants: 1714Wesleyan University Retirement PlanHartford Healthcare 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.665829273 · Participants: 4887Hartford Healthcare 403(b) Plan
Yale University Retirement Account Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Yale University Retirement Account Plan

Yale University Retirement Account Plan reports $8.3B in end-of-year assets across 13,197 participants (0.068% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.014% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $632,201 per participant (4.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $937M.

This plan identity (EIN 060646973, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $6.4B to $8.3B (+30.0%) while covered participants moved from 11,281 to 13,197 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,281 $6.4B Open filing
2023 12,259 $7.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,197 $8.3B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Yale University Retirement Account Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Other by assets is University of Rochester Retirement Program in NY ($8.0B); by covered participants it is Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b in TX (13,205 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8.3B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,197 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 Yale University Retirement Account Plan assets move in 2024?
Yale University Retirement Account Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2024, from $7.4B to $8.3B. Reported net income was $937M.
How have Yale University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Yale University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $9.7B to $12.1B.
Where does Yale University Retirement Account Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Yale University Retirement Account Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Yale University Retirement Account Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of Rochester Retirement Program in NY ($8.0B, 30,335 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Yale University Retirement Account Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b in TX (13,205 participants, $2.2B in assets).