For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 5 @: d, h) x: R- F5 _" U) z% B % ~. i9 A/ ?0 d3 O+ k: o: aAs for Master program, I know that ECE department had trouble to recruit master students in CE program. At least it was true two years ago as I was told by the associate head of the ECE department at UA.