The mark consists of a blue circle with gold and white borders with the white stylized text "AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY" along the top and the white text "MMIII" and a gold branch with leaves on either side along the bottom all encircling a blue stylized gothic cathedral with gold borders on a white background. The cathedral contains a gold circle with a white cross at the top, a gold open book with the white stylized text "EX CORDE ECCLESIAE" in the middle, and the white stylized text "VERITATIS SPLENDOR" at the bottom.
The color(s) blue, gold and white is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The English translation of "AVE MARIA", "MMIII", "EX CORDE ECCLESIAE", and "VERTITATIS SPLENDOR" in the mark is "HAIL MARY", "2003", "FROM THE HEART OF THE CHURCH", and "SPLENDOR OF TRUTH".
"UNIVERSITY" AND "MMIII"