For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. " i& W8 @5 A& D ) q0 N0 w% X. W" [7 P c8 kAs 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.