Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American University Retirement Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.4B
- Total assets
- 5,480
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $246,739
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American University · District of Columbia · Educational Services
$1.4B in assets, 5,480 participants
American University's American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 5,480 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)
- #2,906 in Educational Services (2,960 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 5,480 participants in District of Columbia, 3.6x the typical District of Columbia plan (state average ~1,541 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.
- $1.4B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 5,480
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $246,739
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,668 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,480 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $128M in the plan year 2023 filing to $82M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs District of Columbia filers
In District of Columbia, the average filing covers about 1,541 participants across 821 plans. American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports 5,480 participants - 3.6x that state average ($1.4B EOY assets).
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | $82M |
| Employer EIN | 530196549 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1947-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American University)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2,632 | $1.1B |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,668 | $1.3B |
| 2024 | 1 | 5,480 | $1.4B |
Nearby Other Plans in District of Columbia
Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
- Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund $2.8B · 450,729
- Georgetown University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan $2.5B · 4,882
- Howard University Savings Plan $1.2B · 6,543
- Georgetown University Voluntary Contribution Retirement Plan $979M · 14,512
- The Catholic University of America Retirement Plan $606M · 2,004
Scale composition for American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 5,480 participants (0.012% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $246,739 per participant (1.8x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $82M.
This plan identity (EIN 530196549, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.1B to $1.4B (+18.4%) while covered participants moved from 2,632 to 5,480 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,632 | $1.1B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 2,668 | $1.3B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 5,480 | $1.4B | This page |
Similar-Sized Other Plans Nationally
Other plans in other states closest to American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc. 403(b) Savings Plan (PA) $1.3B · 20,405
- Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan (MD) $1.3B · 17,081
- Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. Retirement Plan (MA) $1.3B · 2,023
- John Muir Health 403b Plan (CA) $1.4B · 5,098
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, American University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Other plans in District of Columbia. Compare plans
- American University's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Educational Services plans