. D . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 1 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁have ▁completed ▁a ▁Ph . D ., ▁with ▁another ▁ 5 6 ▁currently ▁purs uing ▁gradu ate ▁study . ▁The ▁program ▁has ▁a ▁success ▁rate ▁far ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁for ▁completion ▁of ▁Ph . D . ▁programs , ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁ 5 0 %. ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Report ▁ranked ▁F isk ▁University ▁tied ▁for ▁ 3 5 th ▁for ▁best ▁under grad uate ▁teaching ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 – 2 1 5 ▁overall ▁among ▁national ▁liberal ▁arts ▁colleg es , ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁among ▁histor ically ▁black ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Washington ▁Month ly ▁ranked ▁F isk ▁ 1 6 2 nd ▁among ▁liberal ▁arts ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁good , ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁social ▁mob ility , ▁research , ▁and ▁prom oting ▁public ▁service . ▁▁ ▁For bes ▁ranks ▁F isk ▁ 6 4 2 nd ▁on ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁" America ' s ▁Top ▁Colleg es " ▁list ▁of ▁ 6 5 0 ▁colleg es , ▁univers ities ▁and ▁service ▁academ ies . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁F isk ▁University ▁teams , ▁nick named ▁athlet ically ▁as ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National