The mark consists of the letters "NCODA UNIVERSITY" with the letters in uppercase and no space in between the letters, with the letters "NCODA" appearing in dark blue bold font, with the letter "O" appearing as an award ribbon with orange on the left of the "O", and light blue on the right of the "O", and a white space appearing at the top creases of the ribbon. Directly underneath the letters is the word "UNIVERSITY" with the letters appearing in uppercase light blue font, and the letters "E" and "R" appearing in the center of the ribbon with a white background.