Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Drexel University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.8B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 11,317
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $163,183
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Drexel University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services
$1.8B in assets, 11,317 participants
Drexel University's Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 11,317 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.
- #3,592 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 11,317 participants in Pennsylvania, 14x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- #3,592
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +10.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 19×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,846,746,527 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
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement 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. Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a mega filing (11,317 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $222M in the plan year 2023 filing to $176M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 9,774 in the plan year 2023 filing to 11,317 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 231352630 · Drexel University PY 2024 · Other
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $1.8B · 11,317 · 99th
- SCH $1.8B
- EBSA 11,317
- PART 99th
- TYPE Other
- NET near Christiana Care 403(b) Plan
- BOOK ind #3592
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 →
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.8B |
| Net Income | $176M |
| Employer EIN | 231352630 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1972-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Drexel University)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Drexel University plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $1.8B 27.472456287596998% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 4,157 | $1.4B |
| 2023 | 1 | 9,774 | $1.7B |
| 2024 | 1 | 11,317 | $1.8B |
Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- The University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan $7.0B · 22,110
- Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $4.7B · 78,872
- The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $3.6B · 43,405
- Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan $2.8B · 6,772
- Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.8B · 17,497
Scale composition for Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 11,317 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $163,183 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $176M.
This plan identity (EIN 231352630, plan #103) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.8B (+27.5%) while covered participants moved from 4,157 to 11,317 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,157 | $1.4B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 9,774 | $1.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 11,317 | $1.8B | This page |
Drexel University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Christiana Care 403(b) Plan in DE ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Banner Health Employees 403(b) Plan in AZ (11,316 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).
- Christiana Care 403(b) Plan (DE) $1.9B · 14,166
- Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $1.8B · 13,592
- Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health (NJ) $1.8B · 16,823
- Northside Hospital 403(b) Retirement Plan (GA) $1.8B · 29,253
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,317 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Banner Health Employees 403(b) Plan (AZ) 11,316 · 1 off
- Boston Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan (MA) 11,386 · 69 off
- Florida Health Sciences Center 403(b) Savings Plan (FL) 11,201 · 116 off
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan for Integris Health, Inc. (OK) 11,191 · 126 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.