Largest 403(b) plan leaders
The largest 403(b) plan in America by assets is Mayo Clinic, with $12.8B in reported plan assets for the 2024 Form 5500 plan year, up 14.2% year over year.
The largest 403(b) plan in America by participants is Mayo Clinic, with 108,627 reported participants for the 2024 Form 5500 plan year, up 0.4% year over year.
Largest by Assets
| Rank | Plan | Assets | Participants | Average balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic — MAYO 403(B) PLAN (MN) | $12.8B | 108,627 | $117,826.2 |
| 2 | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University — STANFORD CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | $12.6B | 42,227 | $297,632.46 |
| 3 | Duke University — THE DUKE UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF RETIREMENT PLAN (NC) | $11.0B | 69,741 | $158,367.05 |
| 4 | Northwell Health, INC. — NORTHWELL HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NY) | $10.9B | 61,177 | $178,491.04 |
| 5 | The Mount Sinai Medical Center — THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (NY) | $9.5B | 74,479 | $127,470.9 |
| 6 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation — CLEVELAND CLINIC SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN (OH) | $9.2B | 81,999 | $112,280.25 |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University Office Of Benefits Services — JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 403(B) PLAN (MD) | $8.8B | 36,309 | $242,220.41 |
| 8 | Yale University — YALE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN (CT) | $8.3B | 24,714 | $337,588.5 |
| 9 | Sutter Health — SUTTER HEALTH 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (CA) | $7.6B | 74,381 | $102,550.64 |
| 10 | Washington University In St. Louis — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MO) | $7.5B | 38,730 | $193,200.6 |
| 11 | University Of Rochester — UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER RETIREMENT PROGRAM (NY) | $7.2B | 42,413 | $170,097.37 |
| 12 | Stanford Health Care — STANFORD HEALTH CARE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (CA) | $6.9B | 37,643 | $184,130.53 |
| 13 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NY) | $6.4B | 36,113 | $178,582.95 |
| 14 | Emory University Division Of Human Resources — EMORY UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (GA) | $5.5B | 35,748 | $154,968.38 |
| 15 | New York University — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN FOR MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION (NY) | $5.4B | 23,238 | $234,222.43 |
| 16 | California Institute Of Technology — CALTECH BASE RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | $5.2B | 22,229 | $236,028.45 |
| 17 | The Mitre Corporation — THE MITRE CORPORATION TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN (VA) | $5.1B | 19,947 | $256,875.68 |
| 18 | The New York-Presbyterian Hospital — THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NY) | $4.8B | 66,650 | $72,466.03 |
| 19 | University Of Southern California — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (CA) | $4.8B | 44,948 | $107,197.6 |
| 20 | Upmc — UPMC 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | $4.7B | 78,872 | $59,953.36 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center — VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER RETIREMENT PLAN (TN) | $4.7B | 74,386 | $63,378.46 |
| 22 | New York University — NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RETIREMENT PLAN FOR MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION (NY) | $4.6B | 12,146 | $376,766.52 |
| 23 | Northwestern University — NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (IL) | $4.4B | 24,101 | $184,428.54 |
| 24 | Montefiore Medical Center — MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) PLAN (NY) | $4.3B | 25,528 | $169,656.38 |
| 25 | President & Fellows Of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi — HARVARD UNIVERSITY TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (MA) | $4.3B | 39,385 | $109,162.12 |
| 26 | The University Of Chicago — THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN (IL) | $3.8B | 10,678 | $360,043.71 |
| 27 | Sentara Health — SENTARA 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (VA) | $3.7B | 42,199 | $88,733.45 |
| 28 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center — WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NC) | $3.6B | 34,899 | $104,378.94 |
| 29 | Nyu Langone Hospitals — NYU LANGONE HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NY) | $3.6B | 44,670 | $80,329.4 |
| 30 | Trustees Of The Univ. Of Penn — THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | $3.6B | 54,639 | $65,014.07 |
| 31 | Beth Israel Lahey Health — BETH ISRAEL LAHEY 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MA) | $3.5B | 40,452 | $86,718.41 |
| 32 | Medstar Health, INC. — MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MD) | $3.5B | 41,662 | $82,934.74 |
| 33 | Corewell Health — SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) PLAN (MI) | $3.2B | 37,580 | $85,519.57 |
| 34 | Cornell University — CORNELL UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ENDOWED COLLEGES AT ITHACA (NY) | $3.0B | 26,557 | $113,747.73 |
| 35 | The Johns Hopkins University Applie D Physics Laboratory LLC Jhu/Apl — THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY PENSION PLAN B (MD) | $3.0B | 12,799 | $233,546.76 |
| 36 | Trustees Of Boston University — BOSTON UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (MA) | $3.0B | 16,377 | $181,726.75 |
| 37 | William Beaumont Hospital — BEAUMONT HEALTH 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MI) | $3.0B | 49,582 | $59,820.42 |
| 38 | Carnegie Mellon University — CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF RETIREMENT PLAN (PA) | $2.8B | 13,866 | $203,212.16 |
| 39 | Thomas Jefferson University — JEFFERSON DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (PA) | $2.8B | 29,422 | $94,911.27 |
| 40 | Emory Healthcare, INC. — EMORY HEALTHCARE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND MATCHING PLAN (GA) | $2.8B | 36,426 | $76,059.9 |
| 41 | Ohiohealth — OHIOHEALTH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 403(B) (OH) | $2.7B | 35,162 | $77,631.34 |
| 42 | Baptist Health South Florida, INC. — BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. 403(B) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN (FL) | $2.7B | 33,902 | $78,568.76 |
| 43 | Wellspan Health — WELLSPAN 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | $2.6B | 28,242 | $93,558.77 |
| 44 | Northeastern University — NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (MA) | $2.6B | 15,235 | $173,386.68 |
| 45 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — CEDARS-SINAI 403B RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | $2.6B | 19,009 | $137,532.11 |
| 46 | University Of Notre Dame Du Lac — UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (IN) | $2.6B | 15,325 | $170,012.08 |
| 47 | The Medical College Of Wisconsin, INC. — THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN (WI) | $2.6B | 10,063 | $258,059.94 |
| 48 | Novant Health, INC. — TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN OF NOVANT HEALTH, INC. (NC) | $2.5B | 51,913 | $48,988.89 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt University — VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (TN) | $2.5B | 22,184 | $112,979.07 |
| 50 | The Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia — THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | $2.5B | 30,922 | $80,782.36 |
| 51 | University Hospitals Health System — UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) MATCHED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (OH) | $2.5B | 35,908 | $68,614.23 |
| 52 | Mainehealth Services — MAINEHEALTH 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (ME) | $2.5B | 31,856 | $77,229.65 |
| 53 | Georgetown University — GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (DC) | $2.5B | 13,009 | $188,336.36 |
| 54 | Cornell University — CORNELL UNIVERSITY TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (NY) | $2.4B | 18,056 | $134,717.44 |
| 55 | President & Fellows Of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi — RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN FOR TEACHING FACULTY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MA) | $2.4B | 8,242 | $288,771.16 |
| 56 | California Institute Of Technology — CALTECH VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | $2.3B | 11,724 | $199,233.3 |
| 57 | Yale-New Haven Hospital, INC. — YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AND TAX EXEMPT AFFILIATES TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN (CT) | $2.3B | 30,922 | $74,752.39 |
| 58 | Norton Healthcare, INC. — NORTON HEALTHCARE 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (KY) | $2.3B | 25,810 | $88,125.43 |
| 59 | Cornell University — WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE RETIREMENT PLAN FOR FACULTY AND EXEMPT EMPLOYEES (NY) | $2.2B | 10,175 | $219,073.01 |
| 60 | The University Of Vermont Health Network 403b) Retirement Savings Plan — THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) PLAN (VT) | $2.2B | 16,391 | $135,423.3 |
| 61 | Froedtert Thedacare Health, INC. — FROEDTERT HEALTH, INC. 403(B) PLAN (WI) | $2.2B | 19,729 | $110,451.06 |
| 62 | Baylor College Of Medicine — BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SECTION 403B (TX) | $2.2B | 20,611 | $105,669.34 |
| 63 | Texas Children'S — THE TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN OF TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (TX) | $2.1B | 21,611 | $99,089.91 |
| 64 | Wellstar Health System, INC. — WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (GA) | $2.1B | 33,440 | $62,491.06 |
| 65 | Endeavor Health Clinical Operations — ENDEAVOR HEALTH LEGACY 403(B) TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN FOR NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM EMPLOYEES (IL) | $2.1B | 20,113 | $103,774.56 |
| 66 | University Of Miami — UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (FL) | $2.1B | 19,746 | $104,889.15 |
| 67 | Children'S Hospital Medical Center — CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (OH) | $2.0B | 30,626 | $66,132.71 |
| 68 | Legacy Health — LEGACY HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (OR) | $2.0B | 20,128 | $98,075.35 |
| 69 | Case Western Reserve University — FACULTY AND KEY ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN A (OH) | $2.0B | 5,852 | $336,113.51 |
| 70 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute — HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MD) | $2.0B | 13,370 | $147,108.98 |
| 71 | The University Of Chicago — THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN (IL) | $1.9B | 12,885 | $149,670.96 |
| 72 | Orlando Health, INC. — ORLANDO HEALTH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 403B (FL) | $1.9B | 43,041 | $44,476.73 |
| 73 | Christiana Care Health Services INC — CHRISTIANA CARE 403(B) PLAN (DE) | $1.9B | 18,655 | $100,124.48 |
| 74 | Mclaren Health Care Corp. — MCLAREN EMPLOYEES' 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (MI) | $1.9B | 23,980 | $77,375.97 |
| 75 | Drexel University — DREXEL UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (PA) | $1.8B | 17,075 | $108,154.99 |
| 76 | Rush University Medical Center — RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (IL) | $1.8B | 20,875 | $86,663.99 |
| 77 | Hackensack Meridian Health — CONSOLIDATED 403(B) PLAN OF HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (NJ) | $1.8B | 25,694 | $70,243.55 |
| 78 | Northside Hospital, INC. — NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (GA) | $1.8B | 39,283 | $45,504.91 |
| 79 | Wvu Health System — WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (WV) | $1.8B | 36,944 | $47,445.56 |
| 80 | Trustees Of Boston University — BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN (MA) | $1.7B | 22,363 | $77,627.06 |
| 81 | Princeton University — PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NJ) | $1.7B | 13,601 | $127,588.89 |
| 82 | Boston Medical Center — BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (MA) | $1.7B | 16,884 | $101,557.97 |
| 83 | Syracuse University — SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NONCONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN (NY) | $1.7B | 12,681 | $134,636.88 |
| 84 | Southwest Research Institute — SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE RETIREMENT PLAN (TX) | $1.7B | 5,932 | $286,293.01 |
| 85 | Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation — JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION 403(B) PLAN (MD) | $1.7B | 35,409 | $47,386.35 |
| 86 | Uchicago Argonne, LLC Argonne National Laboratory — ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY 403(B) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN (IL) | $1.7B | 7,558 | $221,328.16 |
| 87 | Dartmouth Health — DARTMOUTH HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NH) | $1.7B | 21,793 | $75,727.21 |
| 88 | The George Washington University — THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN (VA) | $1.6B | 15,592 | $105,769.85 |
| 89 | The Children'S Hospital Corporation — THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (MA) | $1.6B | 24,259 | $66,720.43 |
| 90 | Cornell University — WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (NY) | $1.6B | 16,388 | $98,485.84 |
| 91 | University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC — UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION P.C. 403(B) RETIREMENT ANNUITY PLAN (AL) | $1.6B | 8,718 | $180,675.86 |
| 92 | Hawai'I Pacific Health — HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (HI) | $1.5B | 10,929 | $139,868.73 |
| 93 | Rochester Institute Of Technology — ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NY) | $1.5B | 8,586 | $177,615.31 |
| 94 | Barnabas Health, INC. — RWJBARNABAS HEALTH 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (NJ) | $1.5B | 29,787 | $50,303.65 |
| 95 | Brown University — BROWN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION LEGACY RETIREMENT PLAN (RI) | $1.5B | 4,158 | $357,786.74 |
| 96 | Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta INC — CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC SHARE PLAN (GA) | $1.5B | 20,722 | $70,850.52 |
| 97 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (WA) | $1.5B | 10,544 | $139,082.36 |
| 98 | St. John'S University — ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (NY) | $1.4B | 5,408 | $267,888.98 |
| 99 | Henry Ford Health System — HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM HERITAGE 403(B) PLAN (MI) | $1.4B | 17,755 | $79,576.39 |
| 100 | John Muir Health — JOHN MUIR HEALTH 403B PLAN (CA) | $1.4B | 7,595 | $181,801.49 |
Largest by Participants
| Rank | Plan | Participants | Assets | Average balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Clinic — MAYO 403(B) PLAN (MN) | 108,627 | $12.8B | $117,826.2 |
| 2 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation — CLEVELAND CLINIC SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN (OH) | 81,999 | $9.2B | $112,280.25 |
| 3 | Upmc — UPMC 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 78,872 | $4.7B | $59,953.36 |
| 4 | The Mount Sinai Medical Center — THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (NY) | 74,479 | $9.5B | $127,470.9 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center — VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER RETIREMENT PLAN (TN) | 74,386 | $4.7B | $63,378.46 |
| 6 | Sutter Health — SUTTER HEALTH 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (CA) | 74,381 | $7.6B | $102,550.64 |
| 7 | Duke University — THE DUKE UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF RETIREMENT PLAN (NC) | 69,741 | $11.0B | $158,367.05 |
| 8 | The New York-Presbyterian Hospital — THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NY) | 66,650 | $4.8B | $72,466.03 |
| 9 | Northwell Health, INC. — NORTHWELL HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NY) | 61,177 | $10.9B | $178,491.04 |
| 10 | Trustees Of The Univ. Of Penn — THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 54,639 | $3.6B | $65,014.07 |
| 11 | Novant Health, INC. — TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN OF NOVANT HEALTH, INC. (NC) | 51,913 | $2.5B | $48,988.89 |
| 12 | William Beaumont Hospital — BEAUMONT HEALTH 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MI) | 49,582 | $3.0B | $59,820.42 |
| 13 | Trustees Of The Univ. Of Penn — RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION AND 403(B) MATCHING PLAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (PA) | 45,173 | $1.1B | $24,576.73 |
| 14 | Intermountain Health Care, INC. — INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (UT) | 45,172 | $342M | $7,564.11 |
| 15 | University Of Southern California — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (CA) | 44,948 | $4.8B | $107,197.6 |
| 16 | Nyu Langone Hospitals — NYU LANGONE HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NY) | 44,670 | $3.6B | $80,329.4 |
| 17 | Orlando Health, INC. — ORLANDO HEALTH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 403B (FL) | 43,041 | $1.9B | $44,476.73 |
| 18 | University Of Rochester — UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER RETIREMENT PROGRAM (NY) | 42,413 | $7.2B | $170,097.37 |
| 19 | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University — STANFORD CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | 42,227 | $12.6B | $297,632.46 |
| 20 | Sentara Health — SENTARA 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (VA) | 42,199 | $3.7B | $88,733.45 |
| 21 | Medstar Health, INC. — MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MD) | 41,662 | $3.5B | $82,934.74 |
| 22 | Beth Israel Lahey Health — BETH ISRAEL LAHEY 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MA) | 40,452 | $3.5B | $86,718.41 |
| 23 | The Cooper Health System — THE COOPER HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) PLAN (NJ) | 40,321 | $944M | $23,411.28 |
| 24 | President & Fellows Of Harvard College Harvard Human Resources, Benefi — HARVARD UNIVERSITY TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (MA) | 39,385 | $4.3B | $109,162.12 |
| 25 | Northside Hospital, INC. — NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (GA) | 39,283 | $1.8B | $45,504.91 |
| 26 | Washington University In St. Louis — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MO) | 38,730 | $7.5B | $193,200.6 |
| 27 | Stanford Health Care — STANFORD HEALTH CARE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (CA) | 37,643 | $6.9B | $184,130.53 |
| 28 | Corewell Health — SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) PLAN (MI) | 37,580 | $3.2B | $85,519.57 |
| 29 | Wvu Health System — WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (WV) | 36,944 | $1.8B | $47,445.56 |
| 30 | Emory Healthcare, INC. — EMORY HEALTHCARE, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND MATCHING PLAN (GA) | 36,426 | $2.8B | $76,059.9 |
| 31 | Johns Hopkins University Office Of Benefits Services — JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 403(B) PLAN (MD) | 36,309 | $8.8B | $242,220.41 |
| 32 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NY) | 36,113 | $6.4B | $178,582.95 |
| 33 | University Hospitals Health System — UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) MATCHED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (OH) | 35,908 | $2.5B | $68,614.23 |
| 34 | Emory University Division Of Human Resources — EMORY UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (GA) | 35,748 | $5.5B | $154,968.38 |
| 35 | Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation — JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION 403(B) PLAN (MD) | 35,409 | $1.7B | $47,386.35 |
| 36 | Ohiohealth — OHIOHEALTH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 403(B) (OH) | 35,162 | $2.7B | $77,631.34 |
| 37 | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center — WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NC) | 34,899 | $3.6B | $104,378.94 |
| 38 | Baptist Health South Florida, INC. — BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. 403(B) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN (FL) | 33,902 | $2.7B | $78,568.76 |
| 39 | Ochsner Clinic Foundation — OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION 403(B) PLAN (LA) | 33,867 | $194M | $5,724.13 |
| 40 | Wellstar Health System, INC. — WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (GA) | 33,440 | $2.1B | $62,491.06 |
| 41 | Mainehealth Services — MAINEHEALTH 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (ME) | 31,856 | $2.5B | $77,229.65 |
| 42 | The Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia — THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 30,922 | $2.5B | $80,782.36 |
| 43 | Yale-New Haven Hospital, INC. — YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AND TAX EXEMPT AFFILIATES TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN (CT) | 30,922 | $2.3B | $74,752.39 |
| 44 | Children'S Hospital Medical Center — CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (OH) | 30,626 | $2.0B | $66,132.71 |
| 45 | Barnabas Health, INC. — RWJBARNABAS HEALTH 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (NJ) | 29,787 | $1.5B | $50,303.65 |
| 46 | Thomas Jefferson University — JEFFERSON DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (PA) | 29,422 | $2.8B | $94,911.27 |
| 47 | Nysarc, INC. — THE ARC NEW YORK AFFILIATED EMPLOYERS 403(B) PLAN (NY) | 28,297 | $648M | $22,886.85 |
| 48 | Wellspan Health — WELLSPAN 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 28,242 | $2.6B | $93,558.77 |
| 49 | Lehigh Valley Health Network, INC. — LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 26,871 | $1.3B | $50,237.81 |
| 50 | Geisinger System Services — GEISINGER SYSTEM SERVICES TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PROGRAM (PA) | 26,788 | $1.1B | $39,207.77 |
| 51 | Cornell University — CORNELL UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE ENDOWED COLLEGES AT ITHACA (NY) | 26,557 | $3.0B | $113,747.73 |
| 52 | Norton Healthcare, INC. — NORTON HEALTHCARE 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (KY) | 25,810 | $2.3B | $88,125.43 |
| 53 | Hackensack Meridian Health — CONSOLIDATED 403(B) PLAN OF HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (NJ) | 25,694 | $1.8B | $70,243.55 |
| 54 | Montefiore Medical Center — MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) PLAN (NY) | 25,528 | $4.3B | $169,656.38 |
| 55 | Yale University — YALE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN (CT) | 24,714 | $8.3B | $337,588.5 |
| 56 | Louisiana Children'S Medical Center — LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN (LA) | 24,557 | $1.0B | $41,501.01 |
| 57 | Yale University — YALE UNIVERSITY TAX-DEFERRED 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (CT) | 24,432 | $874M | $35,770.28 |
| 58 | Atlantic Health System INC. — ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (NJ) | 24,415 | $1.3B | $53,133.57 |
| 59 | The Children'S Hospital Corporation — THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (MA) | 24,259 | $1.6B | $66,720.43 |
| 60 | Northwestern University — NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (IL) | 24,101 | $4.4B | $184,428.54 |
| 61 | Mclaren Health Care Corp. — MCLAREN EMPLOYEES' 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (MI) | 23,980 | $1.9B | $77,375.97 |
| 62 | St. Luke'S Health Network, INC. — ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK 403(B) PLAN (PA) | 23,918 | $810M | $33,875.59 |
| 63 | University Of Maryland Medical System Corporation — UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (MD) | 23,496 | $730M | $31,089.11 |
| 64 | The Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia — THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FUNDED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (PA) | 23,442 | $390M | $16,621.77 |
| 65 | New York University — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN FOR MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION (NY) | 23,238 | $5.4B | $234,222.43 |
| 66 | Inova Health System Foundation — INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) PLAN (VA) | 22,529 | $157M | $6,950.2 |
| 67 | Trustees Of Boston University — BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN (MA) | 22,363 | $1.7B | $77,627.06 |
| 68 | California Institute Of Technology — CALTECH BASE RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | 22,229 | $5.2B | $236,028.45 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt University — VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT PLAN (TN) | 22,184 | $2.5B | $112,979.07 |
| 70 | Dartmouth Health — DARTMOUTH HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (NH) | 21,793 | $1.7B | $75,727.21 |
| 71 | Texas Children'S — THE TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN OF TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (TX) | 21,611 | $2.1B | $99,089.91 |
| 72 | Sharp Healthcare — SHARP HEALTHCARE 403(B) TAX DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | 21,526 | $744M | $34,565.81 |
| 73 | St. Luke'S Health System, Ltd. — ST. LUKES HEALTH SYSTEM MATCHED 403B PLAN (ID) | 21,470 | $1.1B | $53,300.11 |
| 74 | Rush University Medical Center — RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (IL) | 20,875 | $1.8B | $86,663.99 |
| 75 | Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta INC — CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC SHARE PLAN (GA) | 20,722 | $1.5B | $70,850.52 |
| 76 | Baylor College Of Medicine — BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SECTION 403B (TX) | 20,611 | $2.2B | $105,669.34 |
| 77 | Legacy Health — LEGACY HEALTH 403(B) PLAN (OR) | 20,128 | $2.0B | $98,075.35 |
| 78 | Endeavor Health Clinical Operations — ENDEAVOR HEALTH LEGACY 403(B) TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN FOR NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM EMPLOYEES (IL) | 20,113 | $2.1B | $103,774.56 |
| 79 | The Mitre Corporation — THE MITRE CORPORATION TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PLAN (VA) | 19,947 | $5.1B | $256,875.68 |
| 80 | University Of Miami — UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (FL) | 19,746 | $2.1B | $104,889.15 |
| 81 | Honorhealth — HONOR HEALTH 403(B) RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN (AZ) | 19,743 | $1.2B | $58,716.61 |
| 82 | Froedtert Thedacare Health, INC. — FROEDTERT HEALTH, INC. 403(B) PLAN (WI) | 19,729 | $2.2B | $110,451.06 |
| 83 | Penn State Health — PENN STATE HEALTH TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY PROGRAM (PA) | 19,692 | $532M | $27,039.15 |
| 84 | Rochester Regional Health — ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH 403(B) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN (NY) | 19,638 | $987M | $50,260.03 |
| 85 | Multicare Health System — MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 403(B) EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (WA) | 19,462 | $1.2B | $59,840.1 |
| 86 | Georgetown University — GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (DC) | 19,108 | $979M | $51,242.6 |
| 87 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — CEDARS-SINAI 403B RETIREMENT PLAN (CA) | 19,009 | $2.6B | $137,532.11 |
| 88 | Presbyterian Healthcare Services — PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES 403(B) PLAN (NM) | 18,902 | $968M | $51,199.66 |
| 89 | Christiana Care Health Services INC — CHRISTIANA CARE 403(B) PLAN (DE) | 18,655 | $1.9B | $100,124.48 |
| 90 | New York University — NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF 403(B) RETIREMENT PLAN (NY) | 18,389 | $1000M | $54,357.79 |
| 91 | Baptist Health System, INC. — BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. MATCHED SAVINGS PLAN (FL) | 18,269 | $783M | $42,849.55 |
| 92 | Northwestern University — NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY SAVINGS PLAN (IL) | 18,250 | $1.2B | $66,711.24 |
| 93 | Parkview Health System, INC. — PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. 403(B) PLAN (IN) | 18,080 | $928M | $51,354.78 |
| 94 | Cornell University — CORNELL UNIVERSITY TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (NY) | 18,056 | $2.4B | $134,717.44 |
| 95 | Henry Ford Health System — HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM HERITAGE 403(B) PLAN (MI) | 17,755 | $1.4B | $79,576.39 |
| 96 | The University Of Chicago — THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES (IL) | 17,677 | $1.3B | $72,683.89 |
| 97 | Carilion Clinic — CARILION CLINIC 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (VA) | 17,374 | $822M | $47,322.97 |
| 98 | New York University — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL TAX DEFERRED ANNUITY PLAN (NY) | 17,367 | $1.3B | $72,868.39 |
| 99 | Florida Health Sciences Center, INC. — FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 403(B) SAVINGS PLAN (FL) | 17,322 | $768M | $44,352.78 |
| 100 | Drexel University — DREXEL UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN (PA) | 17,075 | $1.8B | $108,154.99 |
Want to see averages instead?
Compare the largest plans above with national 401(k) averages for balances, fees, contributions, participants, and assets.
- Average 401(k) Balance — The average 401(k) account balance reflects the typical participant-level savings inside U.S. defined-contribution plans. Calculated from every employer-sponsored retirement plan that files DOL Form 5500, this metric strips out outliers using median values to show what a typical participant actually has saved.
- Average 401(k) Plan Fees — Average 401(k) plan fees expressed as the total annual plan expense divided by total plan assets. Sourced from DOL Form 5500 administrative-expense reporting and shown as the median to neutralize outlier impact from the largest mega-plans.
- Average Employer 401(k) Contribution — Average employer 401(k) contribution measures the dollars contributed by sponsoring employers — match plus profit-sharing — per active plan year. Median values from DOL Form 5500 filings strip out outliers from a small number of unusually generous plans.
- Average 401(k) Plan Size by Participants — Average plan size measured by participant headcount across every U.S. employer-sponsored retirement plan. The median is reported instead of the arithmetic mean because a handful of mega-plans (50,000+ participants) would otherwise distort the typical figure.
- Average 401(k) Plan Size by AUM — Average plan size measured by total assets under management (AUM). Reported as the median to remove distortion from the very largest plans, which can hold tens of billions in assets and inflate the arithmetic mean.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings. Rankings use the latest stable plan year available in PlanProvider.Pro and exclude partial-year filings.