Which university is older, University of South Alabama or Youngstown State University?
University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama (USA), officially nicknamed "South" is a public, national research university in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May, 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. With Alabama's two older universities more than 200 miles distant, the University is strategically located in the greater Mobile area, which has a population of more than a million within a 100-mile radius. Currently, USA is divided into ten colleges and schools and includes one of Alabama's two state-supported medical schools. As of the Fall semester of 2016, South Alabama has an enrollment of 16,699 students. To date, the University has awarded over 80,000 degrees. As of 2014 the university maintains a 14% graduation rate for four year courses, and was named the 8th most dangerous college in the country by "Business Insider".
Young Boozer Young Jacob Boozer III (born November 23, 1948), is the 39th State Treasurer of Alabama. He was elected to his first four-year term on November 2, 2010 and was unopposed and reelected for a second term on November 4, 2014. As State Treasurer, Boozer is responsible for the cash management duties of receiving, depositing and investing all state funds, bond management, unclaimed property, two college savings programs, the Enable Savings Plan Alabama and management of the state’s collateral pool for public funds deposits. He also plays an essential role in managing the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF), Alabama’s $3 billion investment fund built from the proceeds of the sale of the state’s offshore oil and gas reserves.