I think that as an incoming freshman, you might find gender aligned aid to be a little softer than strict merit. IE you might see more aggressive grant aid than, say, the other 75% of applicants.
While we remain bullish on UAH, I recommend again investigating (applying to) Rose Hulman, Illinois Inst of Tech, and Clarkson - AS LONG AS you have one or two financial sure things available too. I know there are more, but NMSU, UNM, UAH, UAlabama, and about half a dozen universities between North Dakota and Texas are likely to be around 12k cost of attendance automatically or with very little luck. That’s 10k a year plus a job or small loan. Feasible, IMO.
Our D got a strong enough offer from Rose that we would have supported her if she chose it. In the end there were other ABET schools she liked better. I think RHIT was her 4th choice.