For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 9 g J& V9 Y; a& x7 z, V 1 f3 ~; {3 @" d" y# h/ _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.