Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

University of Southern California Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
20,886
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$230,696
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan · Sponsored by University of Southern California · California · Educational Services

$4.8B in assets, 20,886 participants

University of Southern California's University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reported $4.8B in total assets and 20,886 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.

  • #3,624 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in California

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan covers 20,886 participants in California, 33x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4.8B.

#3,624
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY
48×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan's outsized position by total assets

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,818,317,510 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

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity 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. University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan is a mega filing (20,886 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reported net income fell from $601M in the plan year 2023 filing to $540M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reported participants fell from 21,764 in the plan year 2023 filing to 20,886 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 951642394 · University of Southern California PY 2024 · Other

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan · $4.8B · 20,886 · 100th

  • TYPE $4.8B
  • NET 20,886
  • BOOK 100th
  • VS-ST Other
  • BOY near The Retirement Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #3624

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 California →

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.8B
Net Income$540M
Employer EIN951642394
Plan Effective Date1962-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (University of Southern California)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All University of Southern California plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10.2B 31.78843534201677% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7B$8B$9B$10B$11B 202220232024 $7.71B $10.2B ▲ +31.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 48,107 $7.7B
2023 4 47,348 $9.0B
2024 4 46,249 $10.2B

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000400005000060000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.568126014 · Participants: 22753Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.632419022 · Participants: 54954Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.931286515 · Participants: 24152Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.246676378 · Participants: 10970Caltech Base Retirement PlanCedars-Sinai 403b Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.614347784 · Participants: 11878Cedars-Sinai 403b Retirement Plan
University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan reports $4.8B in end-of-year assets across 20,886 participants (0.039% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.022% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $230,696 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $540M.

This plan identity (EIN 951642394, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.7B to $4.8B (+31.0%) while covered participants moved from 22,632 to 20,886 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 22,632 $3.7B Open filing
2023 21,764 $4.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 20,886 $4.8B This page

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

University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($4.8B); by covered participants it is Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan in PA (20,405 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (20,886 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 University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan assets move in 2024?
University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2024, from $4.3B to $4.8B. Reported net income was $540M.
How have University of Southern California plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), University of Southern California's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.8%, from $7.7B to $10.2B.
Where does University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity 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 University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($4.8B, 45,574 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan in PA (20,405 participants, $1.3B in assets).