@PurpleTitan: Sorry, but just “no” to everything that you posted above. The reality is quite different than your thoughts expressed above.
I really do not want to denigrate UNM, but there is a reason that the state is known as “The Land of Entrapment”.
P.S. There are many reasons why UNM is ranked at #218 among National Universities and why the ACT mid-range of 25% and 75% is at 19 & 25 respectively–and why that figure does not include all students.
Companies prefer to hire the best & the brightest hardworking individuals that are available in the marketplace. The marketplace is quite competitive.