For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. ' {, k3 u T2 D0 B! k& O3 q) O) u ' c/ g; f! D- I1 }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.