But engineering colleges also tend to get more outside funding through private donors. The engineering colleges I attended had their respective building fully r

But engineering colleges also tend to get more outside funding through private donors. The engineering colleges I attended had their respective building fully remodeled through the donation of wealthy graduates of the college. Most of the computer labs were put together through industry donations. Also even in civil engineering you would be surprised how little lab courses are provided in undergrad... most of it is pen and paper work or maybe computer simulations which cost little extra.