The mark consists of a shield silhouette in the center with the words "Fairfax University of America" is in Adobe Garamond font directly below it. The first row of text contains "Fairfax University" while the second row of text contains "of America". The word "of" is italicized. The silhouette of the shield is colored red. The letters "F" and "X" are contained in white text on the left side of the silhouette imposed on a blue background. "U" and" A" are contained in blue text on the right side of the silhouette imposed on a white background. Five stars colored blue are imposed above the shield silhouette. On the top part of the mark, a red bar is present while on the bottom, a blue bar is present.