Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The New School Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$670M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,660
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$143,706
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The New School · New York · Educational Services

$670M in assets, 4,660 participants

The New School's The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $670M in total assets and 4,660 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.

  • #3,526 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in New York

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 4,660 participants in New York, 5.8x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $670M.

#3,526
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY
6.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$669,671,504 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

The New School 403(b) 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. The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,660 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $79M in the plan year 2023 filing to $64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $606M in the plan year 2023 filing to $670M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,337 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,660 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 133297197 · The New School PY 2024 · Other

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan · $670M · 4,660 · 98th

  • NET $670M
  • BOOK 4,660
  • VS-ST 98th
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near University of Dayton Tda Plan
  • EBSA ind #3526

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 New York →

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Community Hospitals of Central California Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanCommunity Hospitals of Centr…$673MBucknell University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanBucknell University Defined …$673MThe New School 403(b) Retirement PlanThe New School 403(b) Retire…$670MUniversity of Dayton Tda Plan$667MHartford Healthcare 403(b) PlanHartford Healthcare 403(b) P…$666M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$606M
Net Assets (End of Year)$670M
Net Income$64M
Employer EIN133297197
Plan Effective Date1961-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The New School)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The New School plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$670M 27.05831952004663% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $527M $670M ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,984 $527M
2023 1 4,337 $606M
2024 1 4,660 $670M

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.669671504 · Participants: 4660The New School 403(b) Retirement PlanNorthwell Health 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.919546292 · Participants: 44511Northwell Health 403(b) PlanThe Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.49390479 · Participants: 46826The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement PlanUniversity of Rochester Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 8.002376506 · Participants: 30335University of Rochester Retirement ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.449166101 · Participants: 22606Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings PlanRetirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University, Total assets ($B): 5.643469898 · Participants: 14399Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University
The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Other by assets is University of Dayton Tda Plan in OH ($667M); by covered participants it is Solutionhealth & Elliot Health System 403(b) Savings Plan in NH (4,668 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,660 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 The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $606M to $670M. Reported net income was $64M.
How have The New School plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The New School's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $527M to $670M.
Where does The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The New School 403(b) 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 The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is University of Dayton Tda Plan in OH ($667M, 4,399 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The New School 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Solutionhealth & Elliot Health System 403(b) Savings Plan in NH (4,668 participants, $494M in assets).