Police at a South Texas university have confirmed that a woman found dead on campus was an 18-year-old high school student in the area.

University of Texas-Pan American officials said in a statement Tuesday that the woman's identity was being withheld "because of the nature of the incident." No further explanation was given.

The university says a relative of the woman contacted campus police Monday, the same day the body was found. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results. The woman was enrolled in the Edinburg Consolidated School District.

Construction workers found the woman near the bottom of an outdoor staircase at the campus science building.

UTPA officials said the building would remain closed Tuesday. The university has maintained that the incident posed no danger to students or staff.