@NUStats the info re: number of students to receive non-need based aid (merit aid or athletic scholarships) can be found on Northeastern’s Common Data Set.
Just a quick look at the 2018-2019 tells me that about 30% of the kids who ENROLLED received non-need based aid that averaged at about $20K.
Of course, that doesn’t tell us how many ADMITTED kids were offered this type of aid, but I would say that it’s common to receive merit aid. After all, 70% of the enrolled class came in without it.