Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Biola University, Inc. Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $198M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,304
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $151,553
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Biola University, Inc. · California · Educational Services
$198M in assets, 1,304 participants
Biola University, Inc.'s Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $198M in total assets and 1,304 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.
- #3,287 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in California
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 1,304 participants in California, 2.1x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $198M.
- #3,287
- in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
- +8.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$197,624,630 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Biola University Defined Contribution 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. Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,304 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $182M in the plan year 2023 filing to $198M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,419 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,304 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 950549600 · Biola University, Inc. PY 2024 · Other
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $198M · 1,304 · 94th
- EBSA $198M
- EBSA 1,304
- EBSA 94th
- EBSA Other
- EBSA near St. John Fisher University Retirement Plan
- EBSA ind #3287
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 →
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $182M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $198M |
| Net Income | $15M |
| Employer EIN | 950549600 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1976-04-15 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Biola University, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Biola University, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $198M 19.502645054275288% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,329 | $165M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,419 | $182M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,304 | $198M |
Nearby Other Plans in California
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Stanford Contributory Retirement Plan $12.6B · 22,753
- Sutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan $7.6B · 54,954
- Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan $6.9B · 24,152
- Caltech Base Retirement Plan $5.2B · 10,970
- University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan $4.8B · 20,886
Biola University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is St. John Fisher University Retirement Plan in NY ($198M); by covered participants it is Milton Hershey School Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan in PA (1,305 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($198M here).
- St. John Fisher University Retirement Plan (NY) $198M · 649
- Mvhs, Inc. 403(b) Plan (NY) $197M · 3,866
- Campbell University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (NC) $199M · 1,807
- Northeast District Council of the Opcmia Annuity Fund (NY) $199M · 1,202
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,304 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Milton Hershey School Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan (PA) 1,305 · 1 off
- The Auburn Community Hospital Retirement Savings Plan (NY) 1,303 · 1 off
- Coleman World Group, LLC Savings & Protection Plan (AL) 1,306 · 2 off
- Quinnipiac University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (CT) 1,310 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.