<p>OP, the ratings are for graduate programs only. While they shouldn’t be discounted, some schools have no graduate program to rank, others may have only graduate programs so take the rankings with a grain of salt when considering undergrad.</p>
<p>The same with the NCLEX pass rates. Some schools with very high rates may be requiring a test for advancing juniors or graduating seniors (and thereby weeding out bad test takers) or may not be giving the students enough tutoring or support along the way so that they have more drop outs before test time. Other schools may have such small classes (20 students or so) that having one extra person pass or fail the test makes a dramatic change.</p>