U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C.  20549

	FORM 24F-2
	Annual Notice of Securities Sold
	Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

	Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
	Please print or type.

1.	Name and address of issuer:

College Retirement Equities Fund
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206

2.	The name of each series or class of securities for
which this Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all
series and classes of securities of the issuer, check the box
but do not list series or classes:		?


3.	Investment Company Act File Number:   811-04415

Securities Act File Number:  033-00480

4(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:

     December 31, 2016

4(b)	?	Check box if this notice is being filed late(i.e.,
more than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)

Note:	If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.

4(c)	?	Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be
filing this Form.



5.	Calculation of registration fee:

(i)	Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year pursuant
to section 24(f):	$19,645,909,427

(ii)	Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year:			$(35,109,704,830)

(iii)	Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
any prior fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable
to the Commission:			$(67,642,345,036)

(iv)	Total available redemption credits
[Add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:	$(102,752,049,866)

(v)	Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]:	$ -0-

(vi)	Redemption credits available for
use in future years			  $(83,106,140,439)
- if Item 5(i) is less than Item
5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:

(vii)	Multiplier for determining registra-
tion fee (See Instruction C.9):	x.0001159

(viii)Registration fee due [multiply
Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter
"0" if no fee is due):	=$ -0-


6.	Prepaid Shares

If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
to rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of rescission of rule 24e-2],
then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted
here:      -0-    .  If there is a number of shares or other units that were
registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the
fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for
use by the issuer in future
fiscal years, then state that number here:      -0-     .

7.	Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):

	+$    -0-

8.	Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:

	=$    -0-

9.	Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent
to the Commission's lockbox depository:  N/A



Method of Delivery:

		N/A			Wire Transfer
		N/A			Mail or other means

SIGNATURES


This report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.



By (Signature and Title)*/s/Jon Scott Meissner
                            Scott Meissner
                            MD, Tax Acctg & Financial Reporting


Date	 March 23, 2017

*	Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.