For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. + u; C5 a" A6 K) W; S 9 {* ^/ m& {# ?) a# SAs 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.