Comp Eng vs Comp Sci admissions stats

[cecsapp]

I am applying to few IVY league schools (HYP and col.) along with Stanford. My objective is to obtain a PhD, my research area can fall under CS or CE. I received a full scholarship for my potential PhD and I need to get into one of the schools I am applying to. My background is a dual major in CE and CS from a top 10 engineering school, 3 years as a software engineer, and I am currently doing my master's in CS at a top 20 school.. My question is whether it is easier to get into CS or CE at those schools..

Thanks

[Amogh]

Erm Why are you attaining a PhD? Don't mean to sound rude but you don't seem to have any idea whatsoever of why you want a PhD. It isn't worth the commitment if you haven't even selected an area of interest that too after 6 years of computer science education from top universities. Stop and think of why you want to apply for further education.

[zep]

I'm also curious about this. I'm not looking for the "easy way out," but faculty often do hold joint appointments in CE, CS, and/or EE. It'd be interesting to know the differences in acceptance rates between these closely related departments. If you are interested in a particular faculty member who has a joint appointment, then you can do the same research and similar coursework in any of these departments. It's worth knowing which is the easiest "door" into such an opportunity.