^^ But international students on OPT, or working temporarily on H1B visas would be neither.
If a company like Boeing or Martin Marietta has a choice between a citizen and a non-citizen, why not just take the easier route and hire the citizen? That hire can work on any project, switch from one area to another, no worries whether it is a government contract or not. Sure in times of famine when there aren’t enough engineers the companies are willing to do the work for the visas or keep project teams separated, but if there are dozens of engineers to pick from, why not just pick the citizen?
International students should just be prepared. My daughter’s school has a lot of international students, but they return to their home countries upon graduation. Many do their internships in their home countries too as a lot of the positions advertised at the school do require citizenship as they involve government contracts.
OP in response to your question, I think Alabama would serve your needs. Scholarships are hard to come by.
Does anybody think that Lehigh is a good option? I know that they only have an aero minor, but they seem to have good financial aid.
Nothing wrong with Lehigh. What would your major be?
simba9, I’d like to major in MechE with a minor in aero
I approve! 
University of Missouri-Rolla, now known as Missouri Science & Technology, has a strong aerospace engineering program, including graduate work I believe. Missouri S&T is the chief engineering campus for the University of Missouri system, with the engineering program at the University of Missouri-Columbia (the flagship campus otherwise) the second-ranked engineering school. Missouri S&T is a smaller school and almost all math, science, and engineering, and is the first choice of STEM applicants from Missouri.
It has been a feeder for McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, for decades and decades, and a ton of people I know who work for Boeing went to school there. I might consider it more in the “safety” camp for you with your scores, but tuition is low and the Missouri system is right now aggressively recruiting international applicants in an effort to shore up declining enrollment (at least at the flagship campus in Columbia). You should definitely put Missouri S&T on your list.
FYI, Rolla the town is about 100 miles southwest of St. Louis, approximately 1.5 hours on the interstate–small town, rural surroundings, but not THAT far from a big city.
Thanks for the suggestion @BooBooBear, but I most likely can’t go there because they don’t offer scholarships or aid to internationals.
Does anybody know if WashUStL guarantees full cost for internationals?
Blackbird, very few (5) universities in the US guarantee full cost for international students. I believe those are Amherst, Harvard, MIT, Princeton and Yale. WUSTL does not guarantee full cost for international students.