For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 6 W$ V6 w/ Q1 S& @6 [; a& W# Z6 A: a% E3 }1 ]' U) i7 \7 C
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.