More than a dozen officers joined FBI agents in storming the home of one of the university's animal research technicians on Tuesday evening.
The battered, bloodied body of 24-year-old Annie Le was found stuffed inside a wall in a medical lab on an urban campus in New Haven, Connecticut, on Sunday.
Investigators descended on the apartment of Raymond Clark, also 24, in Middletown, around 20 miles from the campus, with a search warrant.
He was taken into custody in handcuffs, New Haven police said.
Police chief James Lewis said officers were hoping to compare DNA taken from Clark with evidence collected from the crime scene.
A statement added: "Clark has not been charged in the death of Annie Le and will be released upon his compliance with the search and seizure warrant."
Officers have been keeping tabs on a circle of people connected to the lab where the victim was discovered.
Authorities remain tight-lipped on the case, which began when Ms Le was reported missing on September 8, days before she was due to be married.
Police said they have ruled out her fiance, a Columbia University graduate.
Meanwhile, state prosecutors blocked the release of Ms Le's post mortem results fearing it may hinder police efforts.
Although the investigation has been confirmed as homicide, the manner of her death remains undisclosed.
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