I agree with @Lindagaf that it seems unlikely they would offer you merit aid. Of course you can try. Would it actually make a difference in your likelihood to attend NEU if they gave you some?
I also looked in IPEDS for the colleges in NEU’s “peer group” and I do not see Purdue and RIT. (If RIT was in NEU’s peer group, I think you might have a stronger case for comparison.)
Here’s Northeastern’s custom peer group
And here’s the IPEDS generated peer group
(edited to add, I guess I submitted at the same time as you @skieurope !)