For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. I6 U9 T7 j/ h6 c/ L! }. O0 l % M0 u" |$ G5 G PAs 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.