<p>Do universities that also have grad schools offer more research opportunities to undergrad students than schools withOUT graduate programs? Just wondering in general, although specific examples are welcome :)</p>
<p>Sometimes yes, sometimes no. There are many variables: the institution, the faculty member(s), the type(s) and field(s) of research, etc.</p>
<p>If you would let us know what type(s) of research you might be interested in, someone may be able to give you more specific advice.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Generally, grad schools have more research dollars and labs, which means more opportunities for research. But undergrads then compete for those resources with grad students. Despite the competition, there has been plenty of research options for undergrads at the major schools I’ve known well.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Caltech has more grads than undergrads, but the ability of UG to get involved with research trumps those at say, Mills College (of course Cal Tech is not a representative example for a huge number of reasons). A Pomona College UG enjoys more opportunities for research than his peers at Cal State Fullerton (like CIT, Pomona is not a representative example). </p>
<p>I’ve found it easy to get involved in IG research at my big state school, although I can’t fit it into my schedule, much more so than at my LAC. However, one LAC in my field produces the highest number of earth science phDs of any school, large or small, in the country, so clearly UG there are doing fine research.</p>
<p>@happymomof1 I am interested in biological/medical research, in addition to biomedical engineering & other engineering research 
thanks for the reply by the way!</p>
<p>If you want research opportunities, you should be looking at Research Universities, not small liberal arts colleges.</p>