For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 6 T( W% B9 N- H9 l. @% g 8 [; _' Q) O5 G3 E; g) ?: OAs 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.