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

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

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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:     |X|
3.	Investment Company Act File Number:     811-4415
	Securities Act File Number: 033-00480
4(a)	Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
	December 31, 2005
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):			$	12,284,284,563
	(ii)	Aggregate price of securities
		redeemed or repurchased during
		the fiscal year:	$	-12,772,039,184
	(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:	$	-0-
	(iv)	Total available redemption credits
		[Add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:			$	12,772,039,184
	(v)	Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater
		than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv)			$
		from Item 5(i)]:
	(vi)	Redemption credits available for
		use in future years	$	487,754,621
		- 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.0001070
	(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:

March 30,2006 CIK#:     0000777535
Method of Delivery:
	[  ]   Wire Transfer
	[  ]   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)*
		Russell Noles
		Acting Chief Financial Officer
Date	March 31,2006
	*  Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.