ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˈækəltiz ɪŋkɹˈiːst baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks θiːəlˈoʊdʒən fˈækəlti ænd ðə ɡɹˈiːkkˈæθlɪk θiːəlˈoʊdʒən fˈækəlti; ˌɔn wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ðə pˈiː. dʒˈeɪ. ʃˈæfɑːɹɹˌɪk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz, pˈiː. dʒˈeɪ. ʃˈæfɑːɹɹˌɪk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn kˈɑːʃɪs ænd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pɹɪʃˈɑːv ɪn pɹɪʃˈɑːv.
The number of faculties increased by the Orthodox Theologian Faculty and the Greek-catholic Theologian Faculty; on 1 January 1997 the P. J. Šafárik University was divided into two independent Universities, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice and University of  Prešov in Prešov.