Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Thiel College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
260
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$148,423
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thiel College Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thiel College · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$39M in assets, 260 participants

Thiel College's Thiel College Retirement Plan reported $39M in total assets and 260 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #2,440 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Thiel College Retirement Plan covers 260 participants in Pennsylvania, about 32% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#2,440
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+6.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Thiel College Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Thiel College Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,589,917 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Thiel College 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. Thiel College Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (260 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Thiel College Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thiel College Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 235 in the plan year 2023 filing to 260 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Thiel College Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2023 filing to $39M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 250965576 · Thiel College PY 2024 · Other

Thiel College Retirement Plan · $39M · 260 · 81st

  • PART $39M
  • TYPE 260
  • NET 81st
  • BOOK Other
  • VS-ST near Columbus College of Art and Design Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #2440

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 →

Thiel College Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Center for Family Support, Inc. Retirement PlanCenter for Family Support, I…$39MColumbus College of Art and Design Retirement PlanColumbus College of Art and …$39MThiel College Retirement Plan$39MTexas Wesleyan University 403(b) PlanTexas Wesleyan University 40…$39MCharles Wright Academy 403(b) Retirement PlanCharles Wright Academy 403(b…$38M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thiel College Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN250965576
Plan Effective Date1950-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thiel College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Thiel College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$39M 10.914839868403384% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$34M$36M$38M$40M 202220232024 $34.8M $38.6M ▲ +10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 219 $35M
2023 1 235 $36M
2024 1 260 $39M

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Thiel College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Thiel College Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.038589917 · Participants: 260Thiel College Retirement PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.986767736 · Participants: 22110The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.728641608 · Participants: 78872Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.552304662 · Participants: 43405The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.817739782 · Participants: 6772Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.792479411 · Participants: 17497Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Thiel College Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Thiel College Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thiel College Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Columbus College of Art and Design Retirement Plan in OH ($39M); by covered participants it is Polytechnic School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA (260 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (260 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 Thiel College Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Thiel College Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.5% during 2024, from $36M to $39M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Thiel College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thiel College's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.9%, from $35M to $39M.
Where does Thiel College Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thiel College Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Thiel College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Columbus College of Art and Design Retirement Plan in OH ($39M, 194 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thiel College Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Polytechnic School Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in CA (260 participants, $100M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 250965576.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.