diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/analytics/basic.py b/lms/djangoapps/analytics/basic.py
index c51b96bc2d..498cfd22c7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/analytics/basic.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/analytics/basic.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ PROFILE_FEATURES = ('name', 'language', 'location', 'year_of_birth', 'gender',
 AVAILABLE_FEATURES = STUDENT_FEATURES + PROFILE_FEATURES
 
 
-def enrolled_students_profiles(course_id, features):
+def enrolled_students_features(course_id, features):
     """
     Return list of student features as dictionaries.
 
-    enrolled_students_profiles(course_id, ['username, first_name'])
+    enrolled_students_features(course_id, ['username, first_name'])
     would return [
         {'username': 'username1', 'first_name': 'firstname1'}
         {'username': 'username2', 'first_name': 'firstname2'}
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/analytics/tests/test_basic.py b/lms/djangoapps/analytics/tests/test_basic.py
index 2e5fa2571d..e0251c4567 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/analytics/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/analytics/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
 
-from analytics.basic import enrolled_students_profiles, AVAILABLE_FEATURES, STUDENT_FEATURES, PROFILE_FEATURES
+from analytics.basic import enrolled_students_features, AVAILABLE_FEATURES, STUDENT_FEATURES, PROFILE_FEATURES
 
 
 class TestAnalyticsBasic(TestCase):
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ class TestAnalyticsBasic(TestCase):
         self.users = tuple(UserFactory() for _ in xrange(30))
         self.ces = tuple(CourseEnrollment.objects.create(course_id=self.course_id, user=user) for user in self.users)
 
-    def test_enrolled_students_profiles_username(self):
+    def test_enrolled_students_features_username(self):
         self.assertIn('username', AVAILABLE_FEATURES)
-        userreports = enrolled_students_profiles(self.course_id, ['username'])
+        userreports = enrolled_students_features(self.course_id, ['username'])
         self.assertEqual(len(userreports), len(self.users))
         for userreport in userreports:
             self.assertEqual(userreport.keys(), ['username'])
             self.assertIn(userreport['username'], [user.username for user in self.users])
 
-    def test_enrolled_students_profiles_keys(self):
+    def test_enrolled_students_features_keys(self):
         query_features = ('username', 'name', 'email')
         for feature in query_features:
             self.assertIn(feature, AVAILABLE_FEATURES)
-        userreports = enrolled_students_profiles(self.course_id, query_features)
+        userreports = enrolled_students_features(self.course_id, query_features)
         self.assertEqual(len(userreports), len(self.users))
         for userreport in userreports:
             self.assertEqual(set(userreport.keys()), set(query_features))
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
index 56f2c296d3..ecab296d13 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/api.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def grading_config(request, course_id):
 
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 @cache_control(no_cache=True, no_store=True, must_revalidate=True)
-def enrolled_students_profiles(request, course_id, csv=False):
+def enrolled_students_features(request, course_id, csv=False):
     """
     Respond with json which contains a summary of all enrolled students profile information.
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def enrolled_students_profiles(request, course_id, csv=False):
     query_features = ['username', 'name', 'email', 'language', 'location', 'year_of_birth', 'gender',
                       'level_of_education', 'mailing_address', 'goals']
 
-    student_data = analytics.basic.enrolled_students_profiles(course_id, query_features)
+    student_data = analytics.basic.enrolled_students_features(course_id, query_features)
 
     if not csv:
         response_payload = {
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
index b5b300ec30..148a7bd59c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views/instructor_dashboard.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _section_data_download(course_id):
         'section_key': 'data_download',
         'section_display_name': 'Data Download',
         'grading_config_url': reverse('grading_config', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
-        'enrolled_students_profiles_url': reverse('enrolled_students_profiles', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
+        'enrolled_students_features_url': reverse('enrolled_students_features', kwargs={'course_id': course_id}),
     }
     return section_data
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/data_download.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/data_download.html
index 9e9d491cda..fb7b25f9a9 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/data_download.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/data_download.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%page args="section_data"/>
 
-<input type="button" name="list-profiles" value="List enrolled students with profile information" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrolled_students_profiles_url'] }" >
-<input type="button" name="list-profiles" value="CSV" data-csv="true" class="csv" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrolled_students_profiles_url'] }" >
+<input type="button" name="list-profiles" value="List enrolled students with profile information" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrolled_students_features_url'] }" >
+<input type="button" name="list-profiles" value="CSV" data-csv="true" class="csv" data-endpoint="${ section_data['enrolled_students_features_url'] }" >
 <br>
 ## <input type="button" name="list-grades" value="Student grades">
 ## <input type="button" name="list-profiles" value="CSV" data-csv="true" class="csv">
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 26d9e890bd..203b0bca62 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED and settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_INSTRUCTOR
             'instructor.views.api.access_allow_revoke', name="access_allow_revoke"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/instructor_dashboard/api/grading_config$',
             'instructor.views.api.grading_config', name="grading_config"),
-        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/instructor_dashboard/api/enrolled_students_profiles(?P<csv>/csv)?$',
-            'instructor.views.api.enrolled_students_profiles', name="enrolled_students_profiles"),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/instructor_dashboard/api/enrolled_students_features(?P<csv>/csv)?$',
+            'instructor.views.api.enrolled_students_features', name="enrolled_students_features"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/instructor_dashboard/api/profile_distribution$',
             'instructor.views.api.profile_distribution', name="profile_distribution"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/instructor_dashboard/api/get_student_progress_url$',