Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Carnegie Mellon University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
6,772
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$416,087
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$2.8B in assets, 6,772 participants

Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reported $2.8B in total assets and 6,772 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.

  • #3,614 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan covers 6,772 participants in Pennsylvania, 8.2x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

#3,614
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+10.5%
assets growth YoY
28×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,817,739,782 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff 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. Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan lands in the large band (6,772 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $310M in the plan year 2023 filing to $268M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 6,370 in the plan year 2023 filing to 6,772 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 250969449 · Carnegie Mellon University PY 2024 · Other

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan · $2.8B · 6,772 · 99th

  • PHOTO $2.8B
  • PHOTO 6,772
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO Other
  • PHOTO near Wellstar Health System, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3614

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 →

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Beaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBeaumont Health 403(b) Retir…$3.0BWellstar Health System, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Savings PlanWellstar Health System, Inc.…$2.8BCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanCarnegie Mellon University F…$2.8BInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundInt'l Brotherhood of Electri…$2.8BOhiohealth Retirement Savings Plan 403(b)Ohiohealth Retirement Saving…$2.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income$268M
Employer EIN250969449
Plan Effective Date1974-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Carnegie Mellon University)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Carnegie Mellon University plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.9B 26.43823532840479% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B 202220232024 $2.28B $2.88B ▲ +26.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,121 $2.3B
2023 2 7,442 $2.6B
2024 2 11,690 $2.9B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 2345678 Total assets ($B) Participants Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.817739782 · Participants: 6772Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.986767736 · Participants: 22110The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.728641608 · Participants: 78872Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.552304662 · Participants: 43405The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.792479411 · Participants: 17497Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.497952158 · Participants: 19571The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan
Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 6,772 participants (0.023% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $416,087 per participant (3.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $268M.

This plan identity (EIN 250969449, plan #007) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $2.8B (+25.8%) while covered participants moved from 6,166 to 6,772 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,166 $2.2B Open filing
2023 6,370 $2.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 6,772 $2.8B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Wellstar Health System, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($2.8B); by covered participants it is United Health Services, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (6,793 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,772 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 Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.5% during 2024, from $2.5B to $2.8B. Reported net income was $268M.
How have Carnegie Mellon University plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carnegie Mellon University's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.4%, from $2.3B to $2.9B.
Where does Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wellstar Health System, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan in GA ($2.8B, 26,097 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Health Services, Inc. 403(b) Retirement Plan in NY (6,793 participants, $391M in assets).