For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive.( X; L+ ]6 N" p& q
, C' r, b; C' j2 C+ n# gAs 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.