For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 6 g- `# d! z( y9 e9 M, e- j9 L9 w6 m4 Y% M+ U; e! |5 Q
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.