For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. ' f7 a Y+ B$ J" U: H' I $ T* b$ E) w* B2 J% HAs 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.