@NYUndecided If the extra credits are part of your degree program at Northeastern you do not pay the extra tuition. If you are taking a course overload in order to graduate earlier then you pay the extra charge.
I am proud to say that I got a 10K Scholarship at UMichigan, which brings down the cost to about 40K.
@Trinity7 All of the questions that you stated is essentially why I’m not attending. I’m not sure how much my parents can afford, but I want to attend a school where I get opportunities to go far in my life. It’s nearly impossible to double major across schools at Rutgers, so I’m hesitant to go down that path.
Right now, it’s between UMichigan, Northeastern (Back in the mix), and Case Western Reserve.
Hawkace, congratulations on the scholarship from Michigan. However, Michigan costs $55,000 for OOS students. How come the scholarship brings your cost of attendance to $40k? Did you also get some FA from Michigan?
If Michigan truly costs only $40k/year, I would say it is worth going to over Northeastern. I would go for Michigan or CWRU, based on fit.
@Alexandre I forgot to include loans. With loans, it’ll be about 44K. Is it worth it to compare offers to Michigan, or will they not care because they are such a big school? I’m scared to commit to UMichigan because of its big size. I lived in a small town my entire life, and I don’t know how I’ll take that transition. Have you gone through UMichigan before? If so, did you do engineering? Could you shed some light on the engineering track?
Thanks. 
I am a Michigan alum, but I did not study Engineering.
Cost should be your first concern. You do not want to burden your family too much financially or take on too much debt. If cost is not a concern, I would go for fit. Michigan is indeed large, but then again, so are NEU (20,000 students) and Rutgers (42,000 students). CWRU is small. One quality of Michigan is that it looks smaller than it is, perhaps because it is well compartmentalized. The CoE is located on North Campus, which is nice and quiet, with a lot of green spaces. The only two other colleges located on North Campus are Art/Architecture and Music, both of which are very small. Altogether, North Campus feels like its own little corner of campus with 10,000 or so students. As far as Engineering goes, Michigan is clearly the best amongst your choices, but the others are certainly not bad. If you come from a small town, I think you will find Ann Arbor very appealing.
Have you visited the campuses?
@Alexandre I have visited CWRU, NEU, and Rutgers campuses, but not UMich. Cost is a concern in my decision, but I know that I can pay it off when I graduate.
If cost is a concern, CWRU could be your best bet. I do not think there is enough of a cost difference between Michigan and NEU for it to matter, but between Michigan and CWRU, the cost difference is significant. It is a tough decision. Keep us posted.