<p>I don’t think it’s an actual decline in the EECS department, but rather just a loss of the “hotness” that tends to go into certain fields at certain times. The people who apply to EECS these days tend to consist of more of those who are genuinely interested instead of those who are just looking for something that’d make the most money.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that the admissions rate was once as low as 7% in EECS.</p>