For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. ( }$ {2 |8 T% k$ [3 O1 L5 v8 Q 9 @3 ?: ?8 n. v0 Y* ~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.