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STRS

STRS is the state retirement plan for faculty.

Faculty contribute 10% of their salary to the retirement plan. The university contributes 10.5% of the faculty member's salary to his or her retirement plan, and is required to contribute 3.5% of salary to STRS to finance unfunded liabilities. More information is available here.

• Benefit Summary - Retirement (.pdf)
• Benefit Administrator - State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
• Retirement Forums
• Retirement Program Choices Booklet for Faculty (.pdf)
• Retirement Plan Comparison Chart [faculty] (.pdf)
• Retirement Contribution and Distribution Rates (.pdf)

If you are unsure whether or not you are eligible for this benefit, go to Benefit Eligibility.