For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. # i* Z% W1 G8 b& ?1 U7 Q: i$ g 8 Z' P1 K" r/ R* |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.