Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Whittier College Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$145M
Total assets Near avg plan size
413
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$351,464
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Whittier College 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Whittier College · California · Educational Services

$145M in assets, 413 participants

Whittier College's Whittier College 403(b) Plan reported $145M in total assets and 413 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #3,198 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Whittier College 403(b) Plan sits by assets

Whittier College 403(b) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $145M for 413 participants (~$351,464/participant), up 4.1% in 2024.

#3,198
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+4.1%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Whittier College 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Whittier College 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$145,154,639 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Whittier College 403(b) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Whittier College 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (413 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Whittier College 403(b) Plan reported net income fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whittier College 403(b) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $139M in the plan year 2023 filing to $145M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Whittier College 403(b) Plan reported participants fell from 428 in the plan year 2023 filing to 413 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 951644048 · Whittier College PY 2024 · Other

Whittier College 403(b) Plan · $145M · 413 · 93rd

  • TYPE $145M
  • TYPE 413
  • TYPE 93rd
  • TYPE Other
  • TYPE near Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #3198

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 →

Whittier College 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Empath Health 403(b) Plan$145MWhittier College 403(b) Plan$145MSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement PlanSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP Sup…$145MInstitute of International Education 403(b) Retirement PlanInstitute of International E…$145MNoble and Greenough School Retirement PlanNoble and Greenough School R…$145M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Whittier College 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$139M
Net Assets (End of Year)$145M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN951644048
Plan Effective Date1984-09-26
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Whittier College)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Whittier College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 14.085876418677179% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $127M $145M ▲ +14.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 303 $127M
2023 1 428 $139M
2024 1 413 $145M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Whittier College 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Whittier College 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.145154639 · Participants: 413Whittier College 403(b) 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 PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Whittier College 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Whittier College 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan in IL ($145M); by covered participants it is Elwyn New Jersey 403(b) Plan in PA (413 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (413 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 Whittier College 403(b) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Whittier College 403(b) Plan edged up modestly - up 4.1% during 2024, from $139M to $145M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Whittier College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Whittier College's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.1%, from $127M to $145M.
Where does Whittier College 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Whittier College 403(b) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Whittier College 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan in IL ($145M, 158 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Whittier College 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Elwyn New Jersey 403(b) Plan in PA (413 participants, N/A in assets).