Our Impact
UNCF was founded in 1944 to help more African American students attend and graduate from college.
Since then, we've helped to more than double the number of minorities attending college.
550,000+
Students with college degrees, thanks to UNCF
$6 Billion+
Amount contributed to UNCF to date
10,000+
UNCF scholarships awarded every year
37
Member historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) supported by UNCF
50,000+
Students educated by UNCF-member HBCUs each year
8,000+
Graduates of UNCF-member colleges annually
20%
Of African American STEM bachelor's degrees are awarded by more than 100 HBCUs
Nearly 2x More
African American HBCU graduates—compared to Black non-HBCU grads—strongly agree their university prepared them well for life outside of college