<p>I want to know about schools which have good undergrad research opportunities and facilities , primarily because I am interested in research and secondarily because I've read that research is indispensable when
applying to a top grad school.</p>
<p>The University of Michigan is well known for it’s UROP:</p>
<p>[Michigan</a> Engineering | Research Opportunities for Undergraduates](<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/research/undergrad.html]Michigan”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/research/undergrad.html)</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins has been #1 in funded research for over 30 years in a row. And it is #1 by a wide margin (@$1.6 billion per year). It also has a relatively small undergraduate population (1500 in engineering out of 4900 total undergraduates). These facts translate into unparalleled opportunities for undergraduate research.</p>
<p>Cornell has excellent opportunities for undergrads.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for the replies. :)</p>
<p>California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvey Mudd College
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Rice University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Texas-Austin
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>OP, what is your intended major?</p>
<p>Either electrical engineering or computer science.</p>
<p>Why not shoot for the moon and try computer engineering? (It is Electrical Engineering + Computer Science)</p>
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<p>oops, you forgot to mention that a big part of those research funds go to the Medical School</p>
<p>good point, however</p>