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The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the co-constructed resilience of homeless college students and to bring awareness to an unrecognized subpopulation that could benefit from increased intervention and support. Qualitative interviews using an appreciative inquiry lens with ten homeless college students were conducted in a rural public university in the United States. Students and researchers explored themes related to resilience and academic success while also experiencing homelessness. Consistent with ecological person-in-environment perspective, three themes emerged including Individual, Social, and Institutional factors that led to student success in spite of housing challenges. Implications for policy and practice include unique opportunities for universities to collect additional demographic data to better understand and serve their students who are experiencing homelessness. Campus and …