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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smaller colleges may lack research opportunities. R1 schools, whether you like it or now, have a lot of research activities ongoing.[/quote]

The vast majority of engineering students get involved in zero research projects during their understudies. It just isn’t a thing for them. They will lose nothing going to a smaller school with ABET accredited engineering.[/quote]

not true at all for every single school we toured, which were almost all elite/T25: every single one mentioned research research research and not just for stem. Even William and Mary touted research for all undergrads on the tour. Kid would have done applied physics there but tourguide was psychology and showed various-department undergrad research posters. 
We did separate engineering tours in person or the online live engineering info sessions, and it was more emphasized for the E schools, with 60-75% of undergrads doing research at the ivy-type E schools. Kid put it on the spreadsheets and noted it for every school and research was again emphasized at admitted student days. One T15 had lower research than the others and was moved down the list after admitted days. 
Mine matriculated at an ivy and in reality it is more like 90% in engineering. Everyone wants it and it is indeed guaranteed by sophomore year, if you email enough professors and get ghosted you can ask the advisor to help if you still cannot find a lab. Over half the labs pay students too, and there are paid summer research positions open to freshman though who knows with cuts if all of those will stay.[/quote]

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