The mark consists of a circular seal having and outer and inner border wherein the outer border consists of one thick circle and one thin circle and the inner border consists of a thin circle, a thick circle and another thin circle, and with-in which the wording "Drake University ·1881 ·" appears. Within the inner border appears a depiction of an open book behind which is a depiction of a portion of a sun and sun rays, and a depiction of a lit candle above the word "VERITAS".
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.