which school is older Florida Polytechnic University or the University of South Alabama?
Florida Polytechnic University:  Created as an independent university in 2012, it is the newest of the twelve institutions in the State University System of Florida. University of South Alabama: The University of South Alabama (USA), officially nicknamed "South" is a public, national research university in Mobile, Alabama, United States. University of South Alabama:  It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May, 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama.
The University of South Alabama