For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 1 Y7 D( t. s K' B$ y1 g/ Q: t3 \! i; z1 K+ B$ z7 |" Q4 E/ l
As 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.