Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cornell University Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$2.2B
Total assets: 5,142
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $433,502
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees · Sponsored by Cornell University · New York · Educational Services

$2.2B in assets, 5,142 participants

Cornell University's Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees reported $2.2B in total assets and 5,142 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in New York

Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees covers 5,142 participants in New York, 6.5x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.

$2.2B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 5,142
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $433,502
avg assets per participant

Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees reported net income fell from $286M in the plan year 2023 filing to $233M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees reported participants fell from 5,272 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,142 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

New York

Industry

Educational Services

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees reports 5,142 participants - 6.5x that state average ($2.2B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2.2B
Net Income	$233M
Employer EIN	150532082
Plan Effective Date	1976-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cornell University)

Total plan assets by year, all Cornell University plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	6	40,167	$7.4B
2023	5	47,891	$8.6B
2024	4	45,230	$9.3B

Nearby Other Plans in New York

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

Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees vs. nearby Other plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Northwell Health 403(b) Plan $10.9B · 44,511
The Mount Sinai Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Plan $9.5B · 46,826
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Retirement Savings Plan $6.4B · 22,606
Retirement Plan for Officers of Columbia University $5.6B · 14,399
New York University Retirement Plan for Members of the Faculty, Professional Research Staff and Administration $5.4B · 10,678

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Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally

Other plans in other states closest to Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees by total assets, not by location.

Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan of the University of Pennsylvania (PA) $2.3B · 26,892
Norton Healthcare 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan (KY) $2.3B · 21,863
Froedtert Health, Inc. 403(b) Plan (WI) $2.2B · 15,736
Baylor College of Medicine Section 403b (TX) $2.2B · 13,205

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees assets move in 2024? ▼

Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees grew at a solid clip - up 11.7% during 2024, from $2.0B to $2.2B. Reported net income was $233M.

How have Cornell University plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cornell University's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $7.4B to $9.3B.

Where does Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Other plans are similar in size to Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees? ▼

Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Supplemental Retirement Annuity Plan of the University of Pennsylvania in PA ($2.3B, 26,892 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees's numbers.

By total assets, Weill Cornell Medical College Retirement Plan for Faculty and Exempt Employees ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in New York. Compare plans
Cornell University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 150532082.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.