United Negro College Fund (UNCF) serves as the nation’s leading advocate for the importance of minority education and community engagement. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF helped to more than double the number of minorities attending college by providing financial support to 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). UNCF has raised more than $5 billion and help more than 500,000 students not only attend college but thrive, graduate, and become leaders.
The six-year graduation rate for UNCF African-American scholarship recipients is 70%. This is 11% higher than the national average and 31% higher than the national average for all African-Americans.