It happened about 10:15 p.m. Raleigh police officers responded to the 1500 block of Crest Road, where they found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg.
The victim was transported to WakeMed with what appeared to be a non-life threatening injury.
Police did not have any information on a suspect.
The shooting happened close to NCSU's campus, but it did not involve students and was not related to campus, police said.