Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Columbia College Chicago Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $233M
- Total assets
- 1,955
- Participants
- 95th
- Percentile by assets
- $119,166
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Columbia College Chicago · Illinois · Educational Services
$233M in assets, 1,955 participants
Columbia College Chicago's Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan reported $233M in total assets and 1,955 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.
- 95th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #3,329 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan covers 1,955 participants in Illinois, 2.5x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $233M.
- $233M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,955
- covered participants
- 95th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $119,166
- avg assets per participant
Where Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan sits by total assets
Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$232,970,039 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $19M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $214M in the plan year 2023 filing to $233M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,008 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,955 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan reports 1,955 participants - 2.5x that state average ($233M EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $214M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $233M |
| Net Income | $19M |
| Employer EIN | 366112087 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Columbia College Chicago)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1,216 | $214M |
| 2023 | 2 | 2,113 | $241M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,050 | $257M |
Nearby Other Plans in Illinois
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Northwestern University Retirement Plan $4.4B · 9,328
- The University of Chicago Contributory Retirement Plan $3.8B · 5,144
- Endeavor Health Legacy 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity Plan for Northshore University Healthsystem Employees $2.1B · 13,718
- The University of Chicago Supplemental Retirement Plan $1.9B · 8,635
- Rush University Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan $1.8B · 13,592
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Columbia College Chicago Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Columbia College Chicago's sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans