In this project, long reading passages of 2004-2006 English entrance examinations for eight private universities including Gakushuin were analyzed for length, vocabulary level, readability, type of question, topic, keyword and text type and compared with the National Center Test. The exams were selected from the four standard faculty types found in many universities ―law, economics, letters, and science ― and examined according to these faculties. Results showed first that the exams for private universities were more difficult than the Center Test. Second, the topics and keywords used for the exams were somewhat different from faculty to faculty. Finally, general information texts （ronsetsubun）were frequently found in the exams of all four faculties as well as in the Center Test.