As the demographic of college students in the United States continue to shift, researchers interested in their lives continue to design studies that offer insight into those enrolled in higher and postsecondary education institutions. However, questions abound of how to appropriately engage these students in research and how to develop scholarship featuring college student populations. Featuring tangible examples shared by the authors based on their experiences conducting and teaching qualitative research, this text breaks down some of the central tensions and opportunities that exist when designing studies that center college students and their development, experiences, and success. Scholars and practitioners at all career levels will benefit from the chapters describing key considerations that scholars must make when doing research with college students in the contemporary context.