<p>It depends on the year for how many people are in the major. My year was under enrolled but the year before me was not. You don’t start taking EE classes until your 2nd year anyways. Freshman year is mostly chem, physics, math, and basic programming classes. Most CE’s take the same classes as EE’s their first two years anyways. As far as I’m concerned UCSB has other very strong engineering programs too. I was originally going to do ME but chose EE because I liked E and M more than mechanics. UCSB’s college of engineering is also ranked 2nd out of all UC’s so it would be the best choice for you if you are interested in prestige and overall academic rigor.</p>