This was posted in the larger thread, but might merit more attention.
Northwestern has 23% increase in ED applications.
If Northwestern admits exactly 50% of its projected class of 1925, they are looking at a 25.7% acceptance rate. A rather significant decrease from last year!
If they admit 1061 students like they did last year, it is going to be a 28.4% acceptance rate.
Either way, they seem to be getting closer to the ED admit rates for schools like Penn, Duke, and Cornell.