<p>12.3% acceptance for RD, 32.5% acceptance rate ED, if I’m doing my math correctly and my sources are correct. So the acceptance rate only goes up 1.6% from RD to combined. </p>
<p>[The</a> Daily Northwestern : Northwestern admits largest, most diverse early decision applicants](<a href=“http://dailynorthwestern.com/2012/12/18/campus/northwestern-admits-largest-most-diverse-early-decision-applicants/]The”>http://dailynorthwestern.com/2012/12/18/campus/northwestern-admits-largest-most-diverse-early-decision-applicants/)
[The</a> Daily Northwestern : Northwestern acceptance rate drops to all-time low of 13.9 percent](<a href=“http://dailynorthwestern.com/2013/03/23/top-stories/2017-nu-admits-record-low-13-9-percent-of-freshman-for-class-of-2017/]The”>Northwestern acceptance rate drops to all-time low of 13.9 percent)</p>