Money Purchase · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

University of Southern California Money Purchase Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
19,806
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$253,288
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by University of Southern California · California · Educational Services

$5.0B in assets, 19,806 participants

University of Southern California's University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $5.0B in total assets and 19,806 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.

  • #3,625 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in California

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 19,806 participants in California, 31x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $5.0B.

#3,625
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+13.3%
assets growth YoY
50×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,016,619,293 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 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. University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a mega filing (19,806 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.4B in the plan year 2023 filing to $5.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $658M in the plan year 2023 filing to $589M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 20,136 in the plan year 2023 filing to 19,806 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 951642394 · University of Southern California PY 2024 · Money Purchase

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $5.0B · 19,806 · 100th

  • SCH $5.0B
  • EBSA 19,806
  • PART 100th
  • TYPE Money Purchase
  • NET near Tiaa Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #3625

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 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Tiaa Retirement Plan$5.9BUniversity of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern Calif…$5.0BYoung Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund Retirement PlanYoung Men's Christian Associ…$3.9BThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan aThe Johns Hopkins University…$3.0BThe Mitre Corporation Qualified Retirement PlanThe Mitre Corporation Qualif…$2.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Money Purchase peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.0B
Net Income$589M
Employer EIN951642394
Plan Effective Date1983-09-01
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 Money Purchase Plans in California

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

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 150002000025000300003500040000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.016619293 · Participants: 19806University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 7.903445624 · Participants: 18550The Permanente Contribution Plan of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.667619665 · Participants: 37013Kaiser Permanente Supplemental Savings and Retirement PlanCarpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 3.48261473 · Participants: 24741Carpenters Annuity Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaDirectors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.321194427 · Participants: 23032Directors Guild of America - Producer Pension Plan Supplemental Benefit PlanLaborers Annuity Plan for Northern California, Total assets ($B): 1.560522475 · Participants: 29331Laborers Annuity Plan for Northern California
University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Money Purchase plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $5.0B in end-of-year assets across 19,806 participants (0.041% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.021% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $253,288 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $589M.

This plan identity (EIN 951642394, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.8B to $5.0B (+33.1%) while covered participants moved from 20,087 to 19,806 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 20,087 $3.8B Open filing
2023 20,136 $4.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 19,806 $5.0B This page

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

University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Money Purchase peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Money Purchase by assets is Tiaa Retirement Plan in NY ($5.9B); by covered participants it is Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters' Annuity Fund in MI (17,855 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19,806 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 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.3% during 2024, from $4.4B to $5.0B. Reported net income was $589M.
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 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement 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 Money Purchase plans are similar in size to University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tiaa Retirement Plan in NY ($5.9B, 11,906 participants).
Which Money Purchase plans cover a similar participant headcount to University of Southern California Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Money Purchase plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters' Annuity Fund in MI (17,855 participants, $531M in assets).